Local servicesHospitalCrediton Hospital2.6 miGP surgeryRedlands Primary Care1.7 miPharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistCrediton Dental Care2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHayward's Primary Schoolages 4-11, 403 pupils1.8 miSecondaryQueen Elizabeth'sages 11-18, 1,096 pupils2.3 miCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group6.0 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter5.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT9.9 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL43 miRailway stationCrediton1.8 miBus stationBus StationExeter City Centre6.5 miFerryTopsham Ferry Landing10 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX17 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min5:00 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:14 am – 4:11 pm
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People7,492 residentsin the Morchard Bishop, Copplestone & Newton St Cyres census areaMedian age 50.23,124 households75% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright8% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,701 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% 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 languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 5% 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 3°C893 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December31 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 spacesDownes Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 33 haNewcombes Meadowpark · 1.8 mi · 3 haPeoples Parkpark · 2.0 miSandford Millennium Greenpark · 2.1 mi · 2 haLords Meadow Leisure Centresports ground · 1.2 mi · 8 haMoffats Land Allotmentsallotments · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 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 202630 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 3.0 · PM2.5 5.2 · 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
Broadband23% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband67% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)4.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,123 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation89 m292 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 35 to 118 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
