Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:58 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min8:15 am – 4:08 pm
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People6,384 residentsin the Minehead Outer & Porlock census areaMedian age 58.43,011 households64% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright20% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate45% of adults are economically active, 2,396 in work, 43% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, hospitality 15%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 56% go by car, 1% take public transport, 17% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,236 mm of rain a year, 38 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December29 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksKnowle Tophill · under a mileHorner Hillhill · under a mileWychanger Combevalley · under a mileBossington Beachbeach · 2.5 miHollow Girtvalley · under a mileSelworthy Sandbeach · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSelworthy Greenpark · 1.2 miBrewers Greenpark · 3.3 miBlenheim Gardenspark · 3.8 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes69 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201841 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202636 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: 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 4.4 · PM10 7.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband50% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,331 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation105 m344 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 37 to 236 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMinehead Comm Hospital4.3 miGP surgeryPorlock Medical Centre1.9 miPharmacyPorlock Pharmacy1.9 miDentistHolloway House Dental Surgery3.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySt Dubricius Church of England VA Schoolages 2-9, 90 pupils1.8 miSecondaryMinehead Middle Schoolages 9-13, 570 pupils3.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL17 miRailway stationLlantwit Major15 miBus stationLyndale Coach ParkLynmouth12 miFerryMinehead Harbour4.1 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA24 postcode district.
