Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min4:59 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:11 am – 4:09 pm
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People5,325 residentsin the Sidbury, Offwell & Beer census areaMedian age 57.82,418 households76% of homes owner-occupied58% owned outright7% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 2,255 in work, 40% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, construction 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 50% go by car, 8% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: average 16°CColdest month February: average 5°C1,081 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November22 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid
Nearby landmarksSeaton Beachbeach · under a milePound's Pool Beachbeach · under a mileSeaton Holebay · under a milePound's Poolbay · under a mileWhite Cliffcliffs · under a mileHooken Cliffscliffs · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesJubilee Memorial Groundpark · under a mileCliff Field Gardenspark · under a mileSeafield and Festival Gardenspark · under a mileAxe Cliff Golf Coursegolf course · 1.8 mi · 31 haElizabeth Road Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes23 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201929 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202613 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 2.8 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband23% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband77% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,708 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation31 m102 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 135 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSeaton Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryWalrond Medical Centre4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacySeaton Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistIngleside Dental Surgery1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryBeer Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 94 pupilsunder a milePrimarySeaton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 377 pupils1.3 miSecondaryColyton Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,083 pupils2.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT14 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL49 miRailway stationAxminster6.8 miTramSeaton Terminus (Seaton Tramway)1.2 miBus stationBus StationBridport15 miFerryExmouth Ferry LandingThe Point16 miBus stops19 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX12 postcode district.
