Local servicesHospitalWellington & District Cottage Hospital6.6 miGP surgeryGrantlands Surgery Uffculmeright herePharmacyWilland Pharmacy2.3 miDentistCullompton Dental Centre4.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryUffculme Schoolages 11-16, 1,093 pupilsright herePrimaryUffculme Primary Schoolages 2-11, 252 pupilsunder a mileUniversityUniversity of Exeter14.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT13 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL34 miRailway stationTiverton Parkway1.5 miBus stationCoach ParkTaunton12 miFerryTopsham Ferry Landing17 miBus stops23 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX15 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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People6,780 residentsin the Uffculme & Hemyock census areaMedian age 48.82,850 households70% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright13% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,314 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 56% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% 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 2°C1,020 mm of rain a year, 30 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)
Nearby landmarksMill Streamriver · under a mileMill Racewater · 1.0 miLong Shrubberywoodland · under a mileMill Pondpond · 1.1 miHuntland Hillhill · 2.2 miThe Rookerywoodland · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGrand Western Canal Country Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 47 haLinear Parkpark · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes26 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201448 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202618 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 4.1 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 9.3 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 broadband80% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,860 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation116 m381 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 71 to 152 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
