Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min5:00 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:14 am – 4:10 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 February: highs 9°C, lows 2°C1,001 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November31 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)
Nearby landmarksWindmill Hillhill · 2.0 miPuddington Bottomvalley · 1.9 miPool Woodwoodland · under a mileDownhayne Woodwoodland · under a mileLittle Hillhill · 2.7 miLangham Hill Bottomvalley · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSandford Millennium Greenpark · 3.3 mi · 2 haPeoples Parkpark · 4.1 miUpper Deckpark · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201442 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202631 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 2.6 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: 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
Elevation134 m440 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 75 to 167 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCrediton Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryThe Surgery Cheriton Fitzpaine1.1 miPharmacyBoots4.2 miDentistCrediton Dental Care4.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryCheriton Fitzpaine Primary Schoolages 4-11, 91 pupils1.4 miSecondaryQueen Elizabeth'sages 11-18, 1,096 pupils4.3 miCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group9.4 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter9.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT13 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL40 miRailway stationCrediton4.6 miBus stationBus StationExeter City Centre9.8 miFerryTopsham Ferry Landing14 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX17 postcode district.
