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County or areaDevon
Postcode districtEX32
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min5:00 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:16 am – 4:10 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,753 residentsin the South Molton census areaMedian age 48.74,614 households66% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright11% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,924 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, farming, forestry and fishing 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,535 mm of rain a year, 50 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 18°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 10 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCastle Hill Estatecastle · 3.3 miShoulsbury Castlecastle · 4.2 miLower Deerpark Woodwoodland · under a mileSteep Headhill · 1.8 miCharlestown Barton Woodwoodland · under a mileMockham Downhill · 2.2 miChelfham Viaduct (The Lynton & Barnstaple Steam Railway)historic site · 5.0 miHeddon Bottomvalley · 3.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesJonathan Edwards Sports Centresports ground · 1.0 mi · 26 haThe Lawnpark · 3.5 mi · 17 haMillenium Greenpark · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes42 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201848 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202644 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 2.3 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 8.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband69% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,127 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation226 m741 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 111 to 262 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSouth Molton Hospital4.6 miGP surgerySouth Molton Medical Centre4.6 miPharmacyBoots4.6 miDentistNext Wave Dental7.2 miPolice stationSouth Molton Police Station4.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 independentIndependentWest Buckland Schoolages 3-18, 499 pupils1.3 miPrimaryBrayford Academyages 2-11, 32 pupils1.3 miSecondarySouth Molton Community Collegeages 11-16, 656 pupils5.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT31 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL32 miRailway stationUmberleigh7.3 miBus stationBus StationBarnstaple7.7 miFerryInstow Ferry Landing13 miEV chargingOsprey Charging StationSouth Molton4.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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