Local servicesHospitalAxminster Hospital2.8 miGP surgeryThe Colyton Health Centre2.3 miPharmacyColyton Pharmacy Limited2.2 miDentistStamford House Dental Practice2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryShute Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 46 pupilsright herePrimaryKilmington Primary Schoolages 4-11, 72 pupils1.2 miSecondaryAxe Valley Academyages 11-16, 741 pupils2.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT16 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS45 miRailway stationAxminster2.4 miTramColyton Station (Seaton Tramway)2.1 miBus stationBus StationBridport13 miFerryTopsham Ferry Landing19 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX13 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min4:58 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:11 am – 4:08 pm
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People8,360 residentsin the Kilmington, Colyton & Uplyme census areaMedian age 57.53,742 households78% of homes owner-occupied57% owned outright10% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate49% of adults are economically active, 3,390 in work, 41% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%, construction 10%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 56% go by car, 7% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,158 mm of rain a year, 39 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November35 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksHuntsman's Poollake · 1.7 miShute Hillhill · under a mileKilmington Hillhill · under a mileWoodhayne Rangewater · 1.2 miHope Poollake · 3.1 miWhitford Holewater · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesJubilee Recreation Fieldplaying field · 1.8 miFarway Countryside Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 32 haWindsor Gardenspark · 4.6 miSeafield and Festival Gardenspark · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes24 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201924 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 20269 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 3.0 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 8.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband31% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband78% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,905 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation109 m358 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 31 to 172 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
