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County or areaDevon
Postcode districtEX19
Telephone code01837
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min5:01 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:15 am – 4:12 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,305 residentsin the Winkleigh & High Bickington census areaMedian age 55.33,251 households77% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright5% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,274 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 13%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 58% go by car, 5% walk or cycle27% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,092 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December29 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 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 9°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksClaypitt's Waterlake · 2.0 miBude Hillhill · 1.5 miBransgrove Hillhill · 2.1 miTree Moorwoodland · under a mileRound Field Plantationswoodland · under a mileEggesford Forestforest · 3.5 miKernel Bottomvalley · 2.6 miCollacott Down Bottomvalley · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes31 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201436 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202645 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 2.5 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband26% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband74% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,595 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation170 m558 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 106 to 182 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalOkehampton Hospital8.2 miGP surgeryWinkleigh Surgeryright herePharmacyNorth Tawton Pharmacy4.4 miDentistTaw Valley Dental Care4.4 miPolice stationOkehampton Volunteer Police Cadets8.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimaryWinkleigh Primary Schoolages 0-11, 224 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT25 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL46 miRailway stationEggesford3.8 miFerryBideford Ferry Landing16 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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