Local servicesHospitalIlfracombe Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryCombe Coastal Practice1.9 miPharmacySmd Pharmacy At The Medical Centre1.9 miDentistTorrs Park Dental Practice1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL38 miRailway stationBarnstaple9.6 miBus stationBus StationBarnstaple9.4 miFerryIlfracombe Ferry Landing2.7 miBus stops3 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 – 9:36 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 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,299 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October7 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksBlack Pitbeach · under a mileNorthern Field Beachbeach · under a mileBroadoar Baybay · under a mileLee Baybay · under a mileWindcutter Hillhill · under a mileFlat Pointheadland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBicclescombe Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 3 haJubilee Gardenspark · 2.2 miRunnymede Gardenspark · 2.2 miSlade Valley Allotmentsallotments · 1.7 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 201842 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Aug 202339 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 1.9 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 7.1 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
Elevation43 m141 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 163 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
