Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min4:59 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:11 am – 4:09 pm
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People5,325 residentsin the Sidbury, Offwell & Beer census areaMedian age 57.82,418 households76% of homes owner-occupied58% owned outright7% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 2,255 in work, 40% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, construction 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 50% go by car, 8% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,064 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November27 days of air frost, 3 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)
Nearby landmarksBuckton Hillhill · under a mileHarcombe Hillhill · under a mileLittle Westonbay · 1.8 miBranscombe Ebbbeach · 2.7 miLower Dunscombe Cliffcliffs · 1.7 miHigher Dunscombe Cliffcliffs · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesOak Mead Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 4 haFarway Countryside Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 32 haThe Lawnpark · 2.2 mi · 5 haSid Meadowpark · 2.2 miSidmouth Leisure Centresports ground · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes23 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201930 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202616 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 2.8 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband23% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband77% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,708 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation97 m318 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 48 to 197 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalVictoria Hospital (Sidmouth)2.7 miGP surgerySid Valley Practice2.4 miPharmacyBeacon Pharmacy2.4 miDentistApollonia House Dental Practice2.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySidbury Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 127 pupils1.2 miSecondarySidmouth Collegeages 11-18, 825 pupils1.8 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter14.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT9.7 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL48 miRailway stationHoniton6.0 miBus stationRailway StationTopsham12 miFerryExmouth Ferry LandingThe Point12 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX10 postcode district.
