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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX36 postcode district.

County or areaDevon
Postcode districtEX36
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min5:00 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:15 am – 4:10 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,016 residentsin the Bishop's Nympton, Witheridge & Chulmleigh census areaMedian age 54.53,101 households74% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright9% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,151 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 54% go by car, 7% walk or cycle28% 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 higher19% have no qualifications, 6% 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 2°C1,128 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December31 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 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 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBlastridge Hillhill · 1.6 miOdam Hillhill · 1.7 miPixey Week Woodwoodland · under a mileBalman's Poollake · 3.5 miWester Woodwoodland · under a mileTrick's Marshwetland · 1.1 miBarton Combevalley · 2.1 miCastle Hill Estatecastle · 5.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes33 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201430 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202640 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 2.4 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 8.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband40% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband72% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,266 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation79 m259 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 70 to 171 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSouth Molton Hospital2.4 miGP surgerySouth Molton Medical Centre2.4 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2.4 miDentistChulmleigh Dental Practice5.3 miPolice stationSouth Molton Police Station2.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT25 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL35 miRailway stationKings Nympton5.0 miBus stationBus StationBarnstaple12 miFerryInstow Ferry Landing16 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationSouth Molton2.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX36 postcode district.


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