Local servicesHospitalIlfracombe Hospital1.1 miGP surgeryCombe Coastal Practice1.2 miPharmacySuperdrug Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistMarlborough Dental Centre1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryThe Ilfracombe Church of England Academyages 11-18, 1,016 pupilsunder a milePrimaryIlfracombe Church of England Junior Schoolages 7-11, 326 pupilsunder a milePrimaryIlfracombe Infant and Nursery Schoolages 2-7, 207 pupils1.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL35 miRailway stationBarnstaple9.4 miBus stationBus StationBarnstaple9.1 miFerryIlfracombe Ferry Landingunder a mileBus stops39 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX34 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min5:00 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min8:18 am – 4:10 pm
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People5,146 residentsin the Ilfracombe East census areaMedian age 49.12,446 households53% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright10% social rented, 36% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.4% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,252 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 16%, hospitality 12%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 53% go by car, 3% take public transport, 23% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 19°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,296 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October6 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHele Beachbeach · under a mileBroadstrand Beachbeach · under a mileHele Baybay · under a mileSamson's Baybay · 1.0 miSexton's Burrowisland · 1.2 miBurrow Noseisland · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesIlfracombe Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 40 haSt James's Parkpark · under a mileCow Green Gardenpark · under a mileBrimlands Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 9 haJubilee Gardenspark · 1.0 miCrofts Lea Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes43 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201840 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Aug 202338 mi away, Ponterdawe, NptSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 2.5 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 7.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband18% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,908 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation16 m52 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 160 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
