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County or areaSomerset
Postcode districtTA24
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:58 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min8:16 am – 4:08 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,307 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December16 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 7 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 18°CJAugust: 11 to 18°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 7 to 12°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPorlock Beachbeach · under a mileThe Gorebeach · 1.2 miPorlock Baybay · under a mileAllerpark Combevalley · under a mileHawknest Combevalley · under a milePorlock Hillhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSelworthy Greenpark · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes72 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201840 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202639 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 2.2 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 7.8 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
Elevation27 m89 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 351 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMinehead Comm Hospital6.7 miGP surgeryPorlock Medical Centreunder a milePharmacyPorlock Pharmacyunder a mileDentistHolloway House Dental Surgery5.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySt Dubricius Church of England VA Schoolages 2-9, 90 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL17 miRailway stationLlantwit Major15 miBus stationLyndale Coach ParkLynmouth9.3 miFerryMinehead Harbour6.2 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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