Local servicesHospitalCrediton Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryRedlands Primary Careunder a milePharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCrediton Dental Care1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryHayward's Primary Schoolages 4-11, 403 pupils1.1 miSecondaryQueen Elizabeth'sages 11-18, 1,096 pupils1.7 miPrimaryLandscore Primary Schoolages 4-11, 276 pupils1.9 miCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group5.4 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter5.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT10 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL45 miRailway stationCreditonunder a mileBus stationBus StationExeter City Centre6.0 miFerryTopsham Ferry Landing9.7 miBus stops17 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX17 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX17 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min5:01 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:14 am – 4:11 pm
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People7,492 residentsin the Morchard Bishop, Copplestone & Newton St Cyres census areaMedian age 50.23,124 households75% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright8% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,701 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C873 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November31 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksShoebrooke Lakelake · 1.4 miDownes Headhill · under a mileRed Cross Hillhill · 1.5 miHookway Down Woodwoodland · under a mileShippydown Woodwoodland · under a mileCleave Bottomvalley · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDownes Golf Clubgolf course · within reach · 33 haNewcombes Meadowpark · 1.2 mi · 3 haPeoples Parkpark · 1.6 miUpper Deckpark · 2.0 miLords Meadow Leisure Centresports ground · 1.1 mi · 8 haMoffats Land Allotmentsallotments · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201447 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202632 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: 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 2.9 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband23% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband67% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)4.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,123 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation44 m144 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 31 to 107 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
