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County or areaDevon
Postcode districtEX17
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min5:01 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:14 am – 4:11 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,500 residentsin the Bow, Lapford & Yeoford census areaMedian age 51.32,717 households77% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright8% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,125 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle26% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher16% 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 8°C, lows 3°C957 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January29 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 3 to 8°CFMarch: 4 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLapford Millhistoric site · 3.9 miHigherdown Bottomvalley · 1.9 miCombe Fish Pondspond · 1.5 miBroadnymett Moor Plantationswoodland · 1.4 miNichols Nymett Moor Plantationswoodland · 1.8 miDragdown Hillhill · 3.4 miCornbury Hillhill · 3.4 miBinnefordwater · 3.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBurston Meadowsplaying field · under a mile · 5 haThe Greenpark · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes29 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201442 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost 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 2.5 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband34% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband72% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,734 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation129 m423 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 96 to 167 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCrediton Hospital6.2 miGP surgeryBow Medical Practiceunder a milePharmacyNorth Tawton Pharmacy3.5 miDentistNorth Tawton Dental Practice3.5 miPolice stationOkehampton Volunteer Police Cadets8.9 miCash machineThe Southern Co-Operative Bow Burston Cross Road, Bursten Crossunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBow Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 133 pupilsunder a mileCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group13.1 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter13.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT18 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL46 miRailway stationMorchard Road2.8 miBus stationBus StationExeter City Centre14 miFerryTopsham Lock Ferry LandingExminster17 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingWeneaCrediton6.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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