Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min4:58 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 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 July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,214 mm of rain a year, 39 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November36 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksWidworthy Hillhill · under a mileOld Shute Househistoric site · 2.5 miNew Shute Househistoric site · 2.8 miDalwood Hillhill · 1.4 miHawley Bottomvalley · 1.4 miHuntsman's Poollake · 3.2 miWidworthy Woodwoodland · under a mileHome Bushwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesJubilee Recreation Fieldplaying field · 1.7 miFarway Countryside Parkpark · 3.5 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 201923 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202610 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 3.1 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: 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
Elevation102 m335 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 62 to 224 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryOffwell Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 89 pupils1.4 miSecondaryHoniton Community Collegeages 11-16, 637 pupils3.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT14 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL43 miRailway stationHoniton3.3 miTramColyton Station (Seaton Tramway)3.9 miFerryTopsham Ferry Landing17 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingWeneaHoniton3.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX14 postcode district.
