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County or areaDevon
Postcode districtEX14
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min4:59 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:12 am – 4:09 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,894 residentsin the Feniton & Whimple census areaMedian age 50.03,721 households78% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright7% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,320 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, construction 10%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 56% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher13% 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 2°C1,022 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November33 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°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 landmarksHembury Hillforthistoric site · 1.8 miPomeroy Woodhistoric site · 2.1 miCheriton Hillhill · under a mileThe Glenglen · 1.1 miCastle Hillhill · 1.2 miPurky Poollake · 3.6 miPenscombe Woodwoodland · 1.3 miAlder Grovewoodland · 1.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWhite Cross Picnic Sitepark · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201926 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.4 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband67% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband82% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,833 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation119 m390 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 74 to 142 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalOttery St. Mary Community Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryColeridge Medical Centre3.1 miPharmacyWell3.1 miDentistOttery St Mary Dental Practice3.1 miPolice stationOttery St Mary Police Station3.2 miCash machineNatwestOttery St. Mary3.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 specialPrimaryFeniton Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 220 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPayhembury Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 93 pupils1.1 miSecondaryThe King's Schoolages 11-18, 1,097 pupils3.3 miCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group12.3 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter12.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT7.3 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL42 miRailway stationFenitonunder a mileBus stationRailway StationTopsham11 miFerryTopsham Ferry Landing11 miBus stops12 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationHoniton2.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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