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Sheepwash Devon

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Holiday Parks 10 Park and Gardens 8 Lakes 8 Art Galleries 8 Museums 7 Golf Courses 5 Theme Parks 3 Theatres 3 Aquariums 3 Nature Reserves 1 Stadiums 1

Local servicesHospitalTorrington Hospital8.1 miGP surgeryBlack Torrington Surgery1.3 miPharmacyAllied Pharmacy Torrington7.9 miDentistTorrington Dental Practice7.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryHighampton Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 33 pupils1.2 miPrimaryBlack Torrington Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 3 pupils1.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT33 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL52 miRailway stationOkehampton10 miFerryBideford Ferry Landing13 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX21 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX21 postcode district.

County or areaDevon
Postcode districtEX21
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min5:02 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:16 am – 4:12 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,269 residentsin the Shebbear, Cookworthy & Broadheath census areaMedian age 54.73,105 households78% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright5% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,297 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 58% go by car, 4% walk or cycle34% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,155 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December28 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMollacliffe Woodwoodland · under a mileNewcourt Woodwoodland · 1.0 miHighhampton Lakeswater · 2.9 miCookworthy Forestforest · 4.5 miGolden Poollake · 5.6 miStorm pondpond · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201436 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201628 mi away, Liskeard, CornwallSource: 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 4.6 · PM10 8.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband29% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband64% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,380 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation97 m318 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 66 to 113 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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