Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min5:01 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:17 am – 4:11 pm
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People9,207 residentsin the Braunton census areaMedian age 44.73,865 households68% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright10% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,327 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, public administration and defence 12%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 55% go by car, 3% take public transport, 17% walk or cycle77% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C916 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October15 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)
Parks and green spacesSauntongolf course · under a mile · 125 haSt George's Housesports ground · 1.5 miNortham Burrows Country Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 229 haLimetree Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 miGriggs Fieldpark · 4.8 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201848 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Aug 202345 mi away, Ponterdawe, NptSource: 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 2.1 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 7.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband26% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,230 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation27 m89 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 158 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBideford Hospital6.9 miGP surgeryCaen Medical Centre2.0 miPharmacyBraunton Pharmacy2.0 miDentistCaen Dental Practice1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryGeorgeham Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 76 pupils1.4 miPrimaryKingsacre Primary Schoolages 4-11, 177 pupils1.7 miSecondaryBraunton Academyages 11-16, 828 pupils2.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL42 miRailway stationBarnstaple6.9 miBus stationBus StationBarnstaple7.0 miFerryAppledore Ferry Landing4.4 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX33 postcode district.
