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County or areaDevon
Postcode districtEX39
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min5:01 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:17 am – 4:11 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,699 residentsin the Fremington & Instow census areaMedian age 55.02,959 households79% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright7% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 2,753 in work, 40% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 17%, construction 11%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 64% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle77% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,089 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December28 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 9°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 20°CJAugust: 13 to 20°CASeptember: 11 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 6 to 12°CNDecember: 4 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBerry Castlecastle · 3.3 miInstow Beachbeach · 2.8 miHeal Grovewoodland · under a mileBall Hillhill · 1.8 miBlackdown Woodwoodland · under a mileHuntshaw Cross transmitting stationhistoric site · 3.9 miTarka Trail Instowwalk or trail · 2.4 miMoreton House, Bidefordhistoric site · 4.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesNortham Burrows Country Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 229 haGriggs Fieldpark · 2.7 mi · 5 haOld Town Gardenspark · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes24 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201423 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201640 mi away, Liskeard, CornwallSource: 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 4.6 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,292 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation92 m302 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 33 to 120 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBideford Hospital3.2 miGP surgeryWooda Surgery2.7 miPharmacyAllied Pharmacy Bideford2.7 miDentistThe Quay Dental Practice2.9 miPolice stationDevon & Cornwall ConstabularyBideford3.0 miCash machinePayzoneBideford2.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHorwood and Newton Tracey Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 103 pupils1.3 miSecondaryBideford Collegeages 11-18, 1,455 pupils3.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT38 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL43 miRailway stationBarnstaple4.6 miBus stationBus StationBarnstaple5.1 miFerryInstow Ferry Landing2.5 miCar parkSandhills Car ParkBideford2.7 miEV chargingbp PulseNortham3.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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