Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min4:59 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:11 am – 4:09 pm
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People5,325 residentsin the Sidbury, Offwell & Beer census areaMedian age 57.82,418 households76% of homes owner-occupied58% owned outright7% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 2,255 in work, 40% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, construction 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 50% go by car, 8% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,042 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November23 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksLittle Westonbay · under a mileBranscombe Ebbbeach · 1.6 miWeston Cliffcliffs · under a mileLower Dunscombe Cliffcliffs · under a mileLittlecombe Shootbay · 1.2 miBranscombe Beachbeach · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesOak Mead Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 4 haThe Lawnpark · 2.3 mi · 5 haSid Meadowpark · 2.3 miFarway Countryside Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 32 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes23 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201930 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202616 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 4.9 · PM10 7.9 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 broadband77% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,708 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation155 m509 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 170 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalVictoria Hospital (Sidmouth)2.7 miGP surgerySidmouth Hospital2.7 miPharmacySidmouth Pharmacy2.6 miDentistMerrifield Dental Practice2.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBranscombe Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 6 pupils1.9 miSecondarySidmouth Collegeages 11-18, 825 pupils2.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT11 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL49 miRailway stationHoniton7.1 miBus stationRailway StationTopsham12 miFerryExmouth Ferry LandingThe Point12 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX12 postcode district.
