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Morchard Bishop Devon

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Theatres 10 Holiday Parks 8 Aquariums 7 Park and Gardens 6 Lakes 6 Art Galleries 6 Museums 6 Nature Reserves 2 Exhibition and Trade Centres 2 Stadiums 2 Cathedrals 1 Golf Driving Ranges 1 Golf Courses 1

Local servicesHospitalCrediton Hospital5.4 miGP surgeryThe Surgery Morchard Bishopunder a milePharmacyBoots6.0 miDentistThe Dental Department5.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryMorchard Bishop Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 101 pupilsunder a mileCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group12.7 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter12.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT17 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL41 miRailway stationMorchard Road2.0 miBus stationBus StationExeter City Centre13 miFerryTopsham Ferry Landing17 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX17 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX17 postcode district.

County or areaDevon
Postcode districtEX17
Telephone code01363
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min5:01 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:14 am – 4:11 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,492 residentsin the Morchard Bishop, Copplestone & Newton St Cyres census areaMedian age 50.23,124 households75% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright8% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,701 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C998 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December32 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°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 landmarksFarthing Park Hillhill · under a mileColt's Hillhill · 1.4 miMorchard Woodwoodland · under a mileLower Park Brakewoodland · under a mileLangham Hill Bottomvalley · 2.4 miPuddington Bottomvalley · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · within reachMorchard Bishop Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes29 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201439 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202636 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: 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 2.4 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband23% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband67% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)4.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,123 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation148 m486 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 101 to 178 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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