Local servicesHospitalIlfracombe Hospitalright hereGP surgeryCombe Coastal Practiceright herePharmacySmd Pharmacy At The Medical Centre2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistMarlborough Dental Centreright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryIlfracombe Infant and Nursery Schoolages 2-7, 207 pupilsunder a milePrimaryIlfracombe Church of England Junior Schoolages 7-11, 326 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Ilfracombe Church of England Academyages 11-18, 1,016 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL36 miRailway stationBarnstaple9.5 miBus stationBus StationBarnstaple9.2 miFerryIlfracombe Ferry Landingunder a mileBus stops80 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX34 postcode district.
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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 – 4:11 pm
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People5,891 residentsin the Ilfracombe West census areaMedian age 47.82,598 households65% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright10% social rented, 25% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.7% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,623 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 14%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 56% go by car, 3% take public transport, 21% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% 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°C1,295 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October5 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 landmarksTunnels Beachesbeach · under a mileWildersmouth Beachbeach · under a mileArganite Baybay · under a mileWhite Pebble Baybay · under a mileSeven Hillshills · under a mileCapstone Pointheadland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesJubilee Gardenspark · under a mileRunnymede Gardenspark · under a mileCow Green Gardenpark · under a mileIlfracombe Golf Clubgolf course · 1.6 mi · 40 haBrimlands Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 9 haSlade Valley Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes31 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201841 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 3.2 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 7.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband51% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,983 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation24 m79 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 203 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
