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Lower Ashton Devon

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Driving Schools 9 English Language Schools 9 Music Schools 9 Independent or Preparatory Schools 9 Business Schools 8 Community Schools 7 Kung Fu Schools 7 After School Clubs 6 Drama Schools 6 Nursery Schools 5 Primary Schools 5 Language Schools 5 High and Secondary Schools 4 Karate Schools 4 Riding School and Stables 4 Martial Arts Schools 3 Aikido Schools 3 Tennis Lessons 2 Ballet Schools 2 Beauty Schools 2 Dance Schools 2 Sailing Schools 2 Schools 2 Kickboxing Schools 1

Local servicesHospitalBovey Tracey Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryChristow Surgeryunder a milePharmacyChudleigh Pharmacy3.2 miDentistBovey Tracey Dental Practice4.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryChristow Primary Schoolages 2-11, 100 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDoddiscombsleigh Primary Schoolages 4-11, 38 pupils1.6 miCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group7.1 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter7.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT11 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL53 miRailway stationMarsh Barton6.4 miBus stationBus StationExeter City Centre7.4 miFerryTurf Lock Inn Ferry LandingPowderham7.5 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX6 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX6 postcode district.

County or areaDevon
Postcode districtEX6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 29 min5:01 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:13 am – 4:11 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,487 residentsin the Tedburn, Shillingford & Higher Ashton census areaMedian age 54.92,388 households80% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright5% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,533 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 11%, construction 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 52% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle44% 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 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 February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,106 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December28 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBlack Poollake · 2.0 miBroom Hillhill · under a mileBeardon Hillhill · under a mileWhitewash Poollake · 2.9 miTottiford Reservoirreservoir · 2.2 miByteign Brakewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTeign Valley Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 42 haBridford Woodland Parkpark · 2.4 miMill Marsh Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 10 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes24 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201943 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202634 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 2.7 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 8.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband20% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband58% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,396 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation41 m135 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 33 to 172 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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