Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min5:00 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:12 am – 4:10 pm
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People9,495 residentsin the Ottery St Mary & West Hill census areaMedian age 49.64,012 households76% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,155 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 15%, education 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 53% go by car, 1% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher13% 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 9°C, lows 3°C959 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November32 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 landmarksNorth Hillhill · under a mileTipton Valevalley · under a mileVenn Ottery Hillhill · 1.2 miBroad Oak Bottomvalley · 1.3 miThe Lakelake · 3.5 miJacob's Ladderbeach · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWhite Cross Picnic Sitepark · 2.4 miThe Village Hallsports ground · 1.1 miBicton Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 31 haThe Lawnpark · 3.4 mi · 5 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 201931 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202619 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 2.9 · PM2.5 5.1 · 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
Broadband72% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,164 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation58 m190 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 22 to 83 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalOttery St. Mary Community Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryColeridge Medical Centre2.5 miPharmacyWell2.5 miDentistWest Hill Dental Care1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryTipton St John Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 83 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNewton Poppleford Primary Schoolages 4-11, 190 pupils1.2 miSecondaryThe King's Schoolages 11-18, 1,097 pupils2.3 miCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group10.5 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter10.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT5.1 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL47 miRailway stationWhimple4.3 miBus stationRailway StationTopsham7.5 miFerryTopsham Ferry Landing7.6 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX11 postcode district.
