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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°C948 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December30 days of air frost, 6 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 · 2.3 miCornbury Hillhill · 1.4 miColt's Hillhill · 2.2 miCombe Fish Pondspond · 1.3 miBugford Woodwoodland · 1.8 miBury Woodwoodland · 1.9 miHigherdown Bottomvalley · 3.3 miLangham Hill Bottomvalley · 4.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWaterbridge Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 9 haThe Greenpark · 2.6 miLapford Football Clubplaying field · 1.9 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 201441 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202638 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 2.4 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 8.7 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
Elevation143 m469 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 83 to 160 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCrediton Hospital5.4 miGP surgeryBow Medical Practice1.9 miPharmacyNorth Tawton Pharmacy5.2 miDentistNorth Tawton Dental Practice5.2 miPolice stationOkehampton Volunteer Police Cadets11 miCash machineThe Southern Co-Operative Bow Burston Cross Road, Bursten Cross2.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group12.7 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter12.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT17 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL44 miRailway stationMorchard Roadunder a mileBus stationBus StationExeter City Centre13 miFerryTopsham Lock Ferry LandingExminster17 miBus stops6 within a mileEV chargingWeneaCrediton6.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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