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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People7,492 residentsin the Morchard Bishop, Copplestone & Newton St Cyres census areaMedian age 50.23,124 households75% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright8% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,701 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle41% 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, 5% 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°C1,064 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December33 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksPedley Woodwoodland · under a mileParsonage Woodwoodland · under a mileCleave Hillhill · 2.5 miLittle Hillhill · 2.7 miLangham Hill Bottomvalley · 3.2 miPuddington Bottomvalley · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201437 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202635 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 2.3 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 8.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband23% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband67% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)4.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,123 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation169 m554 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 115 to 195 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCrediton Hospital7.8 miGP surgeryAmicus Health - Mid Devon Sites1.4 miPharmacyBoots8.1 miDentistChulmleigh Dental Practice6.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryEast Worlington Primary Schoolages 0-11, 75 pupils1.0 miPrimaryWitheridge Church of England Primary Academyages 2-11, 135 pupils1.6 miCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group14.4 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter14.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT18 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL38 miRailway stationLapford4.7 miBus stationBus StationExeter City Centre15 miFerryTopsham Ferry Landing19 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX17 postcode district.
