Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min5:01 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:18 am – 4:11 pm
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People5,255 residentsin the Woolacombe, Georgeham & Croyde census areaMedian age 51.02,190 households81% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright3% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,447 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, hospitality 13%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 53% go by car, 1% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle63% 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 higher12% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C925 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October13 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksPutsborough Sandbeach · under a mileWoolacombe Sandbeach · 1.2 miNapps Cliffcliffs · under a mileMorte Baybay · 1.7 miRamson Cliffcliffs · 1.3 miOra Hillhill · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSt George's Housesports ground · under a mileGora Lane Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes24 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201846 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Aug 202343 mi away, Ponterdawe, NptSource: 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 2.0 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 7.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband56% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,049 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation103 m338 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 197 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalIlfracombe Hospital5.4 miGP surgeryThe Medical Centre Woolacombe1.8 miPharmacyBarton Pharmacy (Lps)1.8 miDentistRiverside Dental Practice3.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryGeorgeham Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 76 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWoolacombe Schoolages 2-11, 216 pupils1.8 miSecondaryBraunton Academyages 11-16, 828 pupils3.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL41 miRailway stationBarnstaple8.1 miBus stationBus StationBarnstaple8.1 miFerryIlfracombe Ferry Landing6.1 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX33 postcode district.
