Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min5:00 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:14 am – 4:10 pm
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People6,803 residentsin the Bampton, Holcombe & Westleigh census areaMedian age 52.92,901 households75% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright7% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,265 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 52% go by car, 5% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,137 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November36 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)
Nearby landmarksEast Woodwoodland · under a mileMinniecleave Woodwoodland · under a mileWindmill Downhill · 2.0 miGreat Furze Hillhill · 2.3 miGotham Househistoric site · 4.4 miNational Trust - Knightshayes Courthistoric site · 4.7 miColeford Bottomvalley · 3.6 miExe Valleyvalley · 3.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesRackenford Commonpark · 3.5 mi · 4 haPeople's Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes30 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 202629 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 2.5 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 8.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband34% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband78% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,880 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation235 m771 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 125 to 265 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBft Southmead Tiverton & District Hospital4.1 miGP surgeryTiverton GP-Led Minor Injuries Unit4.1 miPharmacyTiverton Pharmacy4.2 miDentistHolmead Farm1.3 miPolice stationTiverton Police Station4.6 miCash machineCashpoint 46 Fore StreetTiverton4.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group13.0 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter12.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT15 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL35 miRailway stationNewton St Cyres9.3 miBus stationBus StationExeter City Centre13 miFerryTopsham Ferry Landing17 miEV chargingRoam Charging StationTiverton4.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX16 postcode district.
