Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:59 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:15 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 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,513 mm of rain a year, 52 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December36 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksCinder Poollake · 1.4 miLakehead Combevalley · under a mileMounsey Hillhill · under a mileDraydon Knaphill · under a mileShetter's Poollake · 2.8 miRiscombe Combevalley · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes60 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201848 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202633 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 2.4 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.4 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
Elevation298 m978 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 217 to 396 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMinehead Comm Hospital10 miGP surgeryExmoor Medical Centre3.9 miPharmacyDulverton Pharmacy3.7 miDentistDulverton Dental Practice3.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL24 miRailway stationTiverton Parkway16 miBus stationLyndale Coach ParkLynmouth14 miFerryMinehead Harbour11 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA22 postcode district.
