Local servicesHospitalBft Southmead Tiverton & District Hospital4.7 miGP surgerySampford Peverell Surgeryunder a milePharmacyWilland Pharmacy2.3 miDentistCullompton Dental Centre4.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimarySampford Peverell Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 123 pupilsright herePrimaryUplowman Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 87 pupils1.1 miSecondaryUffculme Schoolages 11-16, 1,093 pupils2.5 miCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group14.9 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter14.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT13 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL33 miRailway stationTiverton Parkway1.2 miBus stationCoach ParkTaunton14 miFerryTopsham Ferry Landing17 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX16 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:59 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:13 am – 4:09 pm
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People7,579 residentsin the Willand, Sampford Peverell & Halberton census areaMedian age 47.03,094 households72% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright11% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,824 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 58% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle51% 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 higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C967 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December30 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksConnigar Hillhill · under a milePaullet Hillhill · under a mileMill Streamriver · 2.7 miDuddiscombe Bottomvalley · 2.3 miMill Racewater · 2.3 miThe Brakewoodland · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGrand Western Canal Country Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 47 haLinear Parkpark · 3.8 miPeople's Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201446 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202621 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 4.4 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 10 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 broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,156 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation99 m325 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 71 to 156 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
