Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min5:00 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:12 am – 4:10 pm
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People8,251 residentsin the Countess Wear & Topsham census areaMedian age 46.73,776 households69% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright14% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,693 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 49% go by car, 6% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle81% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C835 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November33 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)
Parks and green spacesLudwell Valley Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 45 haExeter Golf and Country Club Ltdgolf course · 1.2 mi · 40 haBowling Green Parkpark · 1.5 miRiverside Valley Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 8 haKing George V Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.6 mi · 16 haThe Training Yardsports ground · 1.1 miSource: 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 201937 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202627 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 4.6 · 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
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,622 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation9 m30 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 20 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNHS Nightingale Hospital Exeter2.8 miGP surgeryTopsham Surgery5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental 3971.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools6 primary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryThe Topsham Schoolages 4-11, 189 pupilsright herePrimaryLady Seaward's Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 104 pupils1.2 miSecondarySt Peter's Church of England Aided Schoolages 11-16, 1,305 pupils2.5 miCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group4.4 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter4.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT4.1 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL50 miRailway stationTopshamunder a mileBus stationRailway StationTopshamunder a mileFerryTopsham Ferry Landingunder a mileBus stops27 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX3 postcode district.
