Local servicesHospitalBft Southmead Tiverton & District Hospital8.6 miGP surgeryExmoor Medical Centre1.8 miPharmacyDulverton Pharmacy2.1 miDentistDulverton Dental Practice1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryAll Saints CofE VC Infants Schoolages 2-7, 60 pupils1.9 miPrimaryDulverton Junior Schoolages 7-11, 37 pupils1.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT21 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL26 miRailway stationTiverton Parkway10 miFerryMinehead Harbour13 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA22 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:59 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:14 am – 4:09 pm
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People5,595 residentsin the Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor census areaMedian age 57.72,704 households67% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright16% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 2,474 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 53% go by car, 10% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,326 mm of rain a year, 44 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December36 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)
Earthquakes55 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201437 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202628 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 2.6 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband28% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband86% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,176 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation169 m554 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 120 to 270 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
