Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min5:02 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:17 am – 4:12 pm
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People6,447 residentsin the Hartland Coast census areaMedian age 54.02,776 households72% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright6% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,963 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 57% go by car, 7% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,248 mm of rain a year, 38 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December30 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 landmarksBerry Castlecastle · 2.8 miCastle Hill Great Torringtoncastle · 3.1 miAnnery Bottomsvalley · 1.0 miMoreton House, Bidefordhistoric site · 3.6 miThe Hillhill · 1.7 miFurzebeam Hillhill · 1.8 miJennetts Reservoirreservoir · 2.5 miThorne Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesAnnery Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 5 haGreat Torrington Golf Clubgolf course · 1.7 mi · 15 haRack Parkpark · 2.7 miRosemoorpark · 3.3 mi · 23 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes22 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201428 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201635 mi away, Liskeard, CornwallSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 2.3 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 8.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband61% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband79% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,040 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation127 m417 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 46 to 131 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTorrington Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryTorrington Health Centre3.0 miPharmacyAllied Pharmacy Torrington2.9 miDentistTorrington Dental Practice2.8 miPolice stationTorrington Police Station3.4 miCash machinePayzoneBideford3.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryMonkleigh Primary Schoolages 2-11, 137 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBuckland Brewer Primary Schoolages 2-11, 49 pupils1.9 miSecondaryGreat Torrington Schoolages 11-16, 863 pupils3.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT38 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL48 miRailway stationChapelton (Devon)8.7 miBus stationBus StationBarnstaple10 miFerryBideford Ferry Landing3.7 miBus stops4 within a mileCar parkSchool Ln ParkingTorrington2.8 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationBideford3.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX39 postcode district.
