Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 29 min5:00 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:12 am – 4:10 pm
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People6,259 residentsin the Poppleford, Otterton & Woodbury census areaMedian age 51.62,675 households73% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright9% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,777 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 10%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle57% 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 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°C958 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November27 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksJacob's Ladderbeach · under a mileSidmouth Town Beachbeach · 1.4 miLadram Baybay · 1.2 miPeak Hillhill · under a mileThe Lakelake · 2.0 miChiselbury Baybay · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSidmouth Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 29 haBicton Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 31 haConnaught Gardenspark · 1.1 miThe Blackmore Coronation Gardenspark · 1.5 miCoburg Pleasure Groundplaying field · 1.4 mi · 2 haSource: 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 201933 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202620 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 2.6 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,780 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation100 m328 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 193 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalVictoria Hospital (Sidmouth)1.5 miGP surgerySidmouth Hospital2 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacySidmouth Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistApollonia House Dental Practice1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 independentIndependentSt John's Schoolages 2-19, 182 pupils1.2 miPrimaryOtterton Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 43 pupils1.7 miSecondarySidmouth Collegeages 11-18, 825 pupils2.3 miCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group12.2 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter12.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT7.4 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL50 miRailway stationLympstone Village7.2 miBus stationRailway StationTopsham8.5 miFerryExmouth Ferry LandingThe Point7.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX10 postcode district.
