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Local servicesHospitalNHS Nightingale Hospital Exeterunder a mileGP surgerySomerset 999 GP Car8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPinhoe Pharmacy Limited3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistSmile The Gentle Dental Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools10 primary, 2 secondary, 2 special, 1 otherPrimaryClyst St Mary Primary Schoolages 4-11, 170 pupils1.1 miPrimaryMonkerton Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 488 pupils1.1 miSecondarySt Luke's Church of England Schoolages 11-16, 870 pupils1.3 miCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group3.8 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter3.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT1.8 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL47 miRailway stationPinhoe1.2 miBus stationRailway StationTopsham2.7 miFerryTopsham Ferry Landing2.9 miBus stops36 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX5 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX5 postcode district.

County or areaDevon
Postcode districtEX5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min5:00 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:13 am – 4:10 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,390 residentsin the Clyst, Exton & Lympstone census areaMedian age 45.92,383 households78% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright6% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,192 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 14%, health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 45% go by car, 3% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 2°C831 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November37 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 9°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 12°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 landmarksSalmon Poollake · 3.1 miClyst Valleyvalley · 1.4 miTaylor's Brakewoodland · under a mileAlder Croftwoodland · under a milePyne's Hillhill · 2.0 miBeacon Hillhill · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRedhayes Green Corridorpark · under a mileLudwell Valley Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 45 haEastern Fields Playing Fieldpark · 1.7 mi · 9 haDavid Lloyd Clubsports ground · 1.2 mi · 2 haExhibition Fieldsplaying field · 1.9 mi · 2 haWhipton Lane Allotmentsallotments · 1.8 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes26 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201934 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202625 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 6.1 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% 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)2,423 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation13 m43 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 1 to 50 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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