Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min5:00 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:13 am – 4:10 pm
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People7,459 residentsin the Heavitree East & Whipton South census areaMedian age 41.73,265 households58% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright30% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,481 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 21%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 12%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 48% go by car, 7% take public transport, 20% walk or cycle85% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C850 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November35 days of air frost, 7 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 spacesMincinglake Valley Parkpark · under a mile · 28 haEastern Fields Playing Fieldpark · under a mile · 9 haLudwell Valley Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 45 haHamlin Lane Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 9 haBetty's Mead Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 4 haWhipton Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201935 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202626 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 6.1 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 9.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,424 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation40 m131 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 18 to 74 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalExeter Community Hospitalright hereGP surgeryWhipton Surgery30 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistPinhoe Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi35 schools18 primary, 4 secondary, 3 independent, 5 special, 1 nursery, 1 sixth form, 3 otherPrimaryWhipton Barton Junior Schoolages 7-11, 212 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWhipton Barton Infants and Nursery Schoolages 2-7, 204 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Luke's Church of England Schoolages 11-16, 870 pupilsunder a mileCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group2.2 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter2.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT3.2 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL46 miRailway stationPolsloe Bridgeunder a mileBus stationBus StationExeter City Centre1.6 miFerryTopsham Ferry Landing3.4 miBus stops162 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX1 postcode district.
