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County or areaDevon
Postcode districtEX39
Telephone code01237
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min5:02 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:17 am – 4:12 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,738 residentsin the Bideford North census areaMedian age 48.42,781 households60% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright10% social rented, 30% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,580 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 18%, construction 11%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 58% go by car, 4% take public transport, 18% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C999 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December19 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 9°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 20°CJAugust: 13 to 20°CASeptember: 11 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 6 to 12°CNDecember: 4 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksJennetts Reservoirreservoir · 1.3 miKenwith Valleyvalley · under a mileRaleigh Hillhill · under a mileWestward Ho! Beachbeach · 2.6 miBadgers Hillhill · 1.4 miInstow Beachbeach · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesOld Town Gardenspark · under a mileNortham Burrows Country Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 229 haVictoria Parkplaying field · under a mile · 4 haPollyfieldplaying field · under a mile · 4 haAnnery Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 5 haAtlantic Racquet Centresports ground · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes23 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201424 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201638 mi away, Liskeard, CornwallSource: 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 3.9 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 8.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,996 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation21 m69 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 97 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBideford Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryBideford Medical Centre4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBideford Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThe Quay Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryWest Croft Schoolages 2-11, 417 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBideford Collegeages 11-18, 1,455 pupilsunder a mileIndependentKingsley School Devonages 2-19, 447 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT40 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL46 miRailway stationBarnstaple7.4 miBus stationBus StationBarnstaple7.8 miFerryBideford Ferry Landingunder a mileBus stops109 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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