Local servicesHospitalBft Southmead Tiverton & District Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryAmicus Health4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots3 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistSt Peters Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools7 primary, 1 secondary, 2 independent, 1 specialPrimaryHeathcoat Primary Schoolages 3-11, 267 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt John's Catholic Primary Schoolages 2-11, 116 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTiverton High Schoolages 11-16under a mileCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group12.2 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter11.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT12 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL35 miRailway stationTiverton Parkway5.8 miBus stationBus StationExeter City Centre12 miFerryTopsham Ferry Landing15 miBus stops86 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX16 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:59 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:14 am – 4:10 pm
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People6,252 residentsin the Tiverton West census areaMedian age 42.32,946 households51% of homes owner-occupied28% owned outright24% social rented, 25% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 2,875 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, manufacturing 15%, health and social work 14%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 54% go by car, 3% take public transport, 22% walk or cycle65% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,091 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November30 days of air frost, 11 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)
Parks and green spacesPeople's Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haTiverton Rugby Clubplaying field · under a mile · 3 haExe Valley Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 7 haElmore Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201443 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost 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 7.5 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,856 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation61 m200 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 54 to 178 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
