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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 32 min5:01 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:15 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 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,016 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December33 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°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 landmarksCleave Hillhill · 1.1 miColt's Hillhill · 1.4 miHandsford Woodwoodland · under a mileOxenpark Brakewoodland · under a mileEggesford Forestforest · 4.2 miLong Marshwetland · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 2.5 miDavy Parkpark · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes30 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201437 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 2.3 · PM2.5 4.8 · 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
Elevation190 m623 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 99 to 195 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCrediton Hospital7.8 miGP surgeryThe Surgery Morchard Bishop2.3 miPharmacyNorth Tawton Pharmacy6.8 miDentistChulmleigh Dental Practice4.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySt Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 51 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryChulmleigh Community Collegeages 11-16, 735 pupils4.3 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter15.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT19 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL41 miRailway stationLapford1.3 miFerryTopsham Ferry Landing20 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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