Local servicesHospitalOttery St. Mary Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryColeridge Medical Centreunder a milePharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistOttery St Mary Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryOttery St Mary Primary Schoolages 4-11, 424 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe King's Schoolages 11-18, 1,097 pupilsunder a mileCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group11.4 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter11.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT6.0 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL45 miRailway stationFeniton2.4 miBus stationRailway StationTopsham9.3 miFerryTopsham Ferry Landing9.5 miBus stops31 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX11 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min4:59 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:12 am – 4:09 pm
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People9,495 residentsin the Ottery St Mary & West Hill census areaMedian age 49.64,012 households76% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,155 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 15%, education 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 53% go by car, 1% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% 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 9°C, lows 3°C974 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November35 days of air frost, 8 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)
Parks and green spacesOttery St Mary Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 2 haWhite Cross Picnic Sitepark · 1.9 miThe Lawnpark · 4.9 mi · 5 haSid Meadowpark · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes26 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201928 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202617 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 3.4 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband72% 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)4,164 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation58 m190 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 37 to 73 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
