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 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,525 mm of rain a year, 54 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 landmarksShetter's Poollake · 1.3 miRoad Castlecastle · 3.1 miBye Hillhill · under a mileMounsey Castlecastle · 3.5 miDraydon Knaphill · 1.4 miFarm Grovewoodland · under a mileHoe Combevalley · 1.6 miRiscombe Combevalley · 1.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes65 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201847 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202632 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 2.5 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.1 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
Elevation199 m653 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 180 to 331 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMinehead Comm Hospital8.1 miGP surgeryExmoor Medical Centre4.5 miPharmacyDulverton Pharmacy4.3 miDentistDulverton Dental Practice4.5 miPolice stationMinehead Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police7.9 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Dulverton, Fore Street4.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL23 miRailway stationTiverton Parkway16 miBus stationLyndale Coach ParkLynmouth14 miFerryMinehead Harbour8.7 miBus stops1 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationDulverton4.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA24 postcode district.
