Local servicesHospitalNorth Devon District Hospital5.0 miGP surgeryCaen Medical Centre1.2 miPharmacyBraunton Pharmacy1.1 miDentistRiverside Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryCaen Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 328 pupils1.0 miPrimaryKingsacre Primary Schoolages 4-11, 177 pupils1.1 miSecondaryBraunton Academyages 11-16, 828 pupils1.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL40 miRailway stationBarnstaple5.2 miBus stationBus StationBarnstaple5.2 miFerryAppledore Ferry Landing5.1 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX33 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX33 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min5:01 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:17 am – 4:11 pm
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People5,255 residentsin the Woolacombe, Georgeham & Croyde census areaMedian age 51.02,190 households81% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright3% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,447 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, hospitality 13%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 53% go by car, 1% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 4°C1,124 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December20 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 landmarksChapel Hillhill · under a mileWest Hillhill · under a mileBlackwell Woodwoodland · under a milePutsborough Sandbeach · 3.4 miMugford's Woodwoodland · under a mileHorsey Ridgebeach · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLimetree Allotmentsallotments · 1.3 miBraunton Pump Tracksports ground · 1.6 miGriggs Fieldpark · 4.0 mi · 5 haPilton Parkpark · 4.8 miRotary Gardenspark · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201847 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Aug 202344 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 2.4 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 8.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband56% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,049 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 16 to 125 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
