Local servicesHospitalHeavitree Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryStudent Health Centre8 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyExwick Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistContemporary Dental1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools6 primary, 1 all-through, 1 sixth formAll-throughThomas Hall Schoolages 4-16, 438 pupilsunder a milePrimaryExwick Heights Primary Schoolages 2-11, 496 pupils1.4 miPrimarySt David's CofE Primary Schoolages 5-11, 91 pupils1.8 miCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group1.5 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter1.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT6.1 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL46 miRailway stationExeter St DavidsExeter City Centre1.4 miBus stationBus StationExeter City Centre2.0 miFerryTopsham Ferry Landing5.8 miBus stops20 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min5:00 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:13 am – 4:10 pm
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People11,065 residentsin the Pennsylvania & University census areaMedian age 21.32,684 households74% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright5% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting11.7% unemployment rate36% of adults are economically active, 3,263 in work, 15% retiredMain industries: education 22%, health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 37% go by car, 4% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle74% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher6% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 91%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 2°C865 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November32 days of air frost, 8 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)
Parks and green spacesMincinglake Valley Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 28 haBury Meadowpark · 1.5 miRougemont Gardenspark · 1.7 mi · 4 haSports Parksports ground · under a mile · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201935 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202629 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 4.4 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband75% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,337 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation17 m56 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 11 to 110 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
