Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:59 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:14 am – 4:09 pm
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People6,803 residentsin the Bampton, Holcombe & Westleigh census areaMedian age 52.92,901 households75% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright7% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,265 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 52% go by car, 5% walk or cycle35% 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, 6% 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 2°C1,151 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December34 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksThe Lakelake · under a mileAusturn Poollake · 2.6 miThree Gates Hillhill · 1.4 miNo Man's Bottomvalley · 1.2 miHuntsham Castlehill · 1.6 miWildernesswoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGrand Western Canal Country Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 47 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes38 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201442 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202623 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 3.0 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 8.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband34% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband78% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,880 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation181 m594 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 166 to 243 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBft Southmead Tiverton & District Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryBampton Surgery3.0 miPharmacyBampton Pharmacy3.0 miDentistTiverton And District Hospital5.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT17 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL30 miRailway stationTiverton Parkway4.8 miBus stationCoach ParkTaunton14 miFerryMinehead Harbour17 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX16 postcode district.
