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Poughill Devon

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Theatres 10 Museums 8 Holiday Parks 7 Aquariums 7 Park and Gardens 6 Lakes 5 Art Galleries 4 Nature Reserves 3 Exhibition and Trade Centres 3 Theme Parks 2 Cathedrals 1 Stadiums 1

Local servicesHospitalCrediton Hospital5.5 miGP surgeryThe Surgery Cheriton Fitzpaine1.9 miPharmacyBoots5.5 miDentistHolmead Farm4.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryCheriton Fitzpaine Primary Schoolages 4-11, 91 pupils2.0 miCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group10.4 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter10.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT13 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL39 miRailway stationCrediton5.9 miBus stationBus StationExeter City Centre11 miFerryTopsham Ferry Landing15 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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

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

County or areaDevon
Postcode districtEX17
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min5:00 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:14 am – 4:10 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 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,009 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January33 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 11°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 landmarksPuddington Bottomvalley · 1.1 miTrude's Brakewoodland · under a mileLittle Hillhill · 2.4 miWindmill Downhill · 2.4 miHockley Woodwoodland · 1.1 miLangham Hill Bottomvalley · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSandford Millennium Greenpark · 4.4 mi · 2 haSource: 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 201441 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202631 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 2.5 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 8.5 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
Elevation168 m551 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 95 to 208 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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