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Woodtown Devon

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Holiday Parks 10 Lakes 9 Park and Gardens 8 Art Galleries 8 Theatres 7 Museums 7 Golf Courses 6 Aquariums 5 Theme Parks 4 Nature Reserves 3 Zoos 2 Go Karting 1 Stadiums 1

Local servicesHospitalBideford Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryWooda Surgery2.2 miPharmacyAllied Pharmacy Bideford2.2 miDentistThe Quay Dental Practice2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryEast-the-Water Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 439 pupils1.7 miSecondaryBideford Collegeages 11-18, 1,455 pupils3.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT37 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL44 miRailway stationChapelton (Devon)5.5 miBus stationBus StationBarnstaple6.2 miFerryBideford Ferry Landing2.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX39 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX39 postcode district.

County or areaDevon
Postcode districtEX39
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min5:01 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:17 am – 4:12 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People13,021 residentsin the Bideford South & East census areaMedian age 41.85,611 households63% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright17% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 5,891 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 17%, construction 12%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 66% go by car, 3% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle59% 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 higher20% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,084 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December26 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 9°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 20°CJAugust: 13 to 20°CASeptember: 11 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 6 to 12°CNDecember: 4 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksGammaton Reservoirswater · under a mileWoodville Bottomvalley · 1.0 miSouther Down Woodwoodland · under a mileBall Hillhill · 1.8 miInstow Beachbeach · 3.4 miEaster Down Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesOld Town Gardenspark · 2.6 miNortham Burrows Country Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 229 haAnnery Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes24 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201424 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201639 mi away, Liskeard, CornwallSource: 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 2.3 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,913 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation112 m367 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 27 to 150 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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Art Galleries

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Museums

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Theme Parks

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Nature Reserves

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Zoos

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Go Karting

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