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County or areaDevon
Postcode districtEX19
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min5:02 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:16 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 February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,155 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December30 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 landmarksGolden Poollake · 1.5 miHigher Stentifordhill · 1.2 miHill's Coppicewoodland · under a mileBerry Woodwoodland · under a mileClaypitt's Waterlake · 4.2 miAbbot's Hillhill · 3.4 miStorm Pondpond · 3.1 miCastle Hill Great Torringtoncastle · 6.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes30 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201434 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202648 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 2.2 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: 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
Elevation130 m427 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 75 to 156 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTorrington Hospital7.0 miGP surgeryWinkleigh Surgery4.2 miPharmacyAllied Pharmacy Torrington7.0 miDentistCastle Hill Dental Practice6.9 miPolice stationTorrington Police Station6.8 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Hatherleigh, Hatherleigh4.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryDolton Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 31 pupils1.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT29 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL47 miRailway stationPortsmouth ArmsKingford6.7 miBus stationBus StationBarnstaple14 miFerryBideford Ferry Landing12 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX19 postcode district.


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