Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:59 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:13 am – 4:09 pm
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People7,579 residentsin the Willand, Sampford Peverell & Halberton census areaMedian age 47.03,094 households72% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright11% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,824 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 58% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle51% 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 higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,044 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December33 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 landmarksBuddle Hillhill · under a mileHuntland Hillhill · under a mileDuddiscombe Bottomvalley · 1.1 miThe Lakelake · 3.2 miButteridge Plantationswoodland · under a mileMill Streamriver · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGrand Western Canal Country Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 47 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes31 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201445 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202620 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 3.4 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband67% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,156 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation191 m627 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 110 to 234 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBft Southmead Tiverton & District Hospital5.5 miGP surgerySampford Peverell Surgery1.2 miPharmacyWilland Pharmacy3.4 miDentistTiverton Dental Centre5.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryUplowman Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 87 pupils1.1 miPrimarySampford Peverell Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 123 pupils1.3 miSecondaryUffculme Schoolages 11-16, 1,093 pupils2.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT14 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL32 miRailway stationTiverton Parkway1.6 miBus stationCoach ParkTaunton13 miFerryTopsham Ferry Landing18 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX16 postcode district.
