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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX36 postcode district.

County or areaDevon
Postcode districtEX36
Telephone code01769
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min5:00 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:16 am – 4:10 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,753 residentsin the South Molton census areaMedian age 48.74,614 households66% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright11% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,924 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, farming, forestry and fishing 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,173 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December32 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCastle Hill Estatecastle · 3.6 miBlastridge Hillhill · 1.6 miPattisham's Woodwoodland · under a mileCommunity Woodlandwoodland · under a mileBalman's Poollake · 4.0 miTrick's Marshwetland · 1.5 miStone Hillhill · 2.6 miBarton Combevalley · 2.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCentral Parkplaying field · under a mileCommunity Woodland Bike Tracksports ground · under a mileThe Lawnpark · 3.0 mi · 17 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes36 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201428 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202641 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 3.3 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband69% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,127 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation129 m423 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 89 to 167 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSouth Molton Hospitalunder a mileGP surgerySouth Molton Medical Centreright herePharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistChulmleigh Dental Practice7.3 miPolice stationSouth Molton Police Stationright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondarySecondarySouth Molton Community Collegeages 11-16, 656 pupilsunder a milePrimarySouth Molton Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 242 pupilsunder a milePrimarySouth Molton United CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 222 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT27 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL34 miRailway stationKings Nympton6.4 miBus stationBus StationBarnstaple11 miFerryInstow Ferry Landing15 miBus stops30 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationSouth Moltonunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX36 postcode district.


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