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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX18 postcode district.

County or areaDevon
Postcode districtEX18
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min5:01 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:15 am – 4:11 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,500 residentsin the Bow, Lapford & Yeoford census areaMedian age 51.32,717 households77% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright8% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,125 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle26% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,064 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December30 days of air frost, 6 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 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°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 landmarksEggesford Forestforest · 1.3 miClaypitt's Waterlake · 1.9 miBransgrove Hillhill · under a mileBude Hillhill · 1.1 miHayne Valleyvalley · 1.0 miCollacott Down Bottomvalley · 1.9 miLabdon Hill Brakewoodland · under a mileGratton Brakewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDavy Parkpark · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
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 201436 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202643 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 2.2 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 9.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband34% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband72% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,734 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation146 m479 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 94 to 170 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalOkehampton Hospital10 miGP surgeryWinkleigh Surgery2.4 miPharmacyNorth Tawton Pharmacy5.1 miDentistChulmleigh Dental Practice3.1 miPolice stationOkehampton Volunteer Police Cadets10 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT23 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL44 miRailway stationEggesford1.5 miFerryBideford Ferry Landing17 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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