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County or areaDevon
Postcode districtEX20
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min5:02 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:15 am – 4:12 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,954 residentsin the Hatherleigh, Exbourne & North Tawton census areaMedian age 47.94,056 households71% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright9% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,779 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle40% 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 higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,154 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December28 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHalwill Forestforest · 2.2 miBrightley Prioryhistoric site · 3.7 miAshbury Plantationswoodland · under a mileCleave Hillhill · 2.2 miScobchester Downhill · 2.3 miTadham Woodwoodland · under a mileSmerdon Marshwetland · 1.6 miEast Hill Okehamptonwalk or trail · 4.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSimmons Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201441 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201627 mi away, Liskeard, CornwallSource: 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 2.0 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband42% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband76% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,611 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation158 m518 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 101 to 191 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalOkehampton Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryHatherleigh Medical Centre3.2 miPharmacyPharmaderma Limited Okehampton3.7 miDentistOkehampton Community Hospital3.8 miPolice stationOkehampton Police3.8 miCash machineNatwestHatherleigh3.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT29 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL53 miRailway stationOkehampton4.3 miFerryBideford Ferry Landing18 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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