Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min5:02 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:15 am – 4:12 pm
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People9,954 residentsin the Hatherleigh, Exbourne & North Tawton census areaMedian age 47.94,056 households71% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright9% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,779 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,023 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December27 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 landmarksBrightley Prioryhistoric site · 3.3 miChapple Moorwoodland · under a mileKernel Bottomvalley · 2.3 miFinch Foundryhistoric site · 4.7 miCottle's Woodwoodland · 1.9 miRat Combevalley · 3.4 miEast Hill Okehamptonwalk or trail · 4.5 miBude Hillhill · 4.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesTaw Meadowplaying field · 1.5 mi · 4 haSimmons Parkpark · 4.9 mi · 3 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 201440 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202645 mi away, Chard, 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 2.3 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband42% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband76% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,611 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation140 m459 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 113 to 183 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalOkehampton Hospital4.5 miGP surgeryNorth Tawton Medical Practice2.2 miPharmacyNorth Tawton Pharmacy2.1 miDentistTaw Valley Dental Care2.0 miPolice stationOkehampton Volunteer Police Cadets4.6 miCash machineWhitehouse Services, Tongue End4.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryExbourne Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 25 pupils1.7 miSecondaryOkehampton Collegeages 11-18, 1,066 pupils4.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT24 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL49 miRailway stationSampford CourtenayBelstone Corner1.9 miFerryBideford Ferry Landing19 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX20 postcode district.
