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County or areaDevon
Postcode districtEX32
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min5:00 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:16 am – 4:10 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,753 residentsin the South Molton census areaMedian age 48.74,614 households66% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright11% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,924 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, farming, forestry and fishing 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,535 mm of rain a year, 50 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 18°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 10 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLower Deerpark Woodwoodland · under a mileSteep Headhill · 1.8 miCharlestown Barton Woodwoodland · under a mileMockham Downhill · 2.2 miHeddon Bottomvalley · 3.1 miSpan Bottomvalley · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesJonathan Edwards Sports Centresports ground · 1.0 mi · 26 haThe Lawnpark · 3.5 mi · 17 haMillenium Greenpark · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes42 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201848 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202644 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 2.3 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 8.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband69% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,127 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation226 m741 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 111 to 262 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSouth Molton Hospital4.6 miGP surgerySouth Molton Medical Centre4.6 miPharmacyBoots4.6 miDentistNext Wave Dental7.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 independentIndependentWest Buckland Schoolages 3-18, 499 pupils1.3 miPrimaryBrayford Academyages 2-11, 32 pupils1.3 miSecondarySouth Molton Community Collegeages 11-16, 656 pupils5.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT31 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL32 miRailway stationUmberleigh7.3 miBus stationBus StationBarnstaple7.7 miFerryInstow Ferry Landing13 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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