Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min5:00 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:15 am – 4:10 pm
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People7,016 residentsin the Bishop's Nympton, Witheridge & Chulmleigh census areaMedian age 54.53,101 households74% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright9% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,151 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 54% go by car, 7% walk or cycle28% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C1,289 mm of rain a year, 41 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December33 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)
Nearby landmarksPidland Bottomvalley · 1.6 miBarton Combevalley · 1.9 miRodsworthy Woodwoodland · under a mileQuince Plantationswoodland · under a mileVenhay Downhill · 2.5 miBlastridge Hillhill · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.1 miThe Lawnpark · 4.8 mi · 17 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes36 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201431 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202637 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 2.7 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 8.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband40% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband72% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,266 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation124 m407 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 105 to 199 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSouth Molton Hospital4.6 miGP surgerySouth Molton Medical Centre4.3 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy4.4 miDentistChulmleigh Dental Practice8.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBishops Nympton Primary Schoolages 2-11, 80 pupils1.4 miSecondarySouth Molton Community Collegeages 11-16, 656 pupils4.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT23 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL33 miRailway stationKings Nympton8.4 miBus stationBus StationBarnstaple15 miFerryMinehead Harbour19 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX36 postcode district.
