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County or areaDevon
Postcode districtEX16
Telephone code01398
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:59 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:14 am – 4:09 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,803 residentsin the Bampton, Holcombe & Westleigh census areaMedian age 52.92,901 households75% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright7% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,265 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 52% go by car, 5% walk or cycle35% 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, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,218 mm of rain a year, 42 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December35 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 10°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCombe Bottomvalley · under a mileWoodburn Waterlake · 2.6 miColeford Bottomvalley · 1.0 miBlack Poollake · 3.1 miNethercott Woodwoodland · under a mileStoodleigh Beaconhill · 2.0 miOldberry Castlecastle · 4.5 miDry Hillhill · 2.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesRackenford Commonpark · 3.7 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes32 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201437 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202629 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 2.6 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband34% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband78% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,880 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation235 m771 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 118 to 245 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBft Southmead Tiverton & District Hospital5.5 miGP surgeryBampton Surgery3.2 miPharmacyBampton Pharmacy3.2 miDentistHolmead Farm3.3 miPolice stationTiverton Police Station6.1 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Dulverton, Fore Street4.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT18 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL30 miRailway stationTiverton Parkway9.7 miFerryMinehead Harbour17 miBus stops3 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationDulverton4.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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