Local servicesHospitalBideford Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryChildren's Hospice South West3.4 miPharmacyBoots3.3 miDentistHillcrest Smiles Limited3.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHorwood and Newton Tracey Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 103 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Park Community Schoolages 11-16, 1,408 pupils4.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT36 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL42 miRailway stationChapelton (Devon)3.4 miBus stationBus StationBarnstaple4.4 miFerryInstow Ferry Landing4.0 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX31 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min5:01 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:17 am – 4:11 pm
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People6,699 residentsin the Fremington & Instow census areaMedian age 55.02,959 households79% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright7% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 2,753 in work, 40% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 17%, construction 11%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 64% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle77% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% 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 July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,087 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December28 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksNewton Woodwoodland · under a mileBailey Woodwoodland · under a mileTent Hillhill · 2.7 miInstow Beachbeach · 4.3 miGammaton Reservoirswater · 2.8 miKnockworthy Bottomvalley · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGriggs Fieldpark · 3.3 mi · 5 haPilton Parkpark · 4.7 miOld Town Gardenspark · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201424 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201949 mi away, Bridgwater, 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 2.6 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 8.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,292 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation72 m236 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 43 to 125 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
