Local servicesHospitalWellington & District Cottage Hospital5.3 miGP surgerySampford Peverell Surgery2.5 miPharmacyWilland Pharmacy4.2 miDentistWellington Dental Access Centre5.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryBurlescombe Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 30 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWebber's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 63 pupils1.1 miSecondaryUffculme Schoolages 11-16, 1,093 pupils2.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT15 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL31 miRailway stationTiverton Parkway2.2 miBus stationCoach ParkTaunton11 miFerryTopsham Ferry Landing19 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX16 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX16 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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People7,579 residentsin the Willand, Sampford Peverell & Halberton census areaMedian age 47.03,094 households72% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright11% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,824 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 58% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,042 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December33 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksKnowle Hillhill · under a mileRocknell Hillhill · under a mileDuddiscombe Bottomvalley · 1.1 miStockingford Waterlake · 3.4 miAlder Grovewoodland · under a mileThe Lakelake · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGrand Western Canal Country Parkpark · under a mile · 47 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201446 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202619 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 3.6 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.8 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 broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,156 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation130 m427 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 66 to 152 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
