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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SP6 postcode district.

County or areaDorset
Postcode districtSP6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:53 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:07 am – 4:03 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,448 residentsin the Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley census areaMedian age 50.92,694 households71% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright10% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,141 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%, construction 12%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 61% go by car, 5% walk or cycle35% 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 higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C947 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November58 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 1 to 9°CFMarch: 2 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 18°CMJune: 9 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 11 to 22°CASeptember: 9 to 20°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBonfire Hillhill · under a mileHucklesbrook Lakelake · 2.2 miBridge Lakelake · 2.3 miBirch Hillhill · under a mileWhitefield Bottomvalley · under a mileSleep Bottomvalley · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSweatfords Water Meadowpark · 2.0 miHyde Commonpark · 3.0 mi · 53 haMoors Valley Country Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 585 haFry's Field Allotmentsallotments · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Apr 198436 mi away, Nr Weymouth, DorsetMost 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 4.5 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 8.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,742 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation51 m167 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 71 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFordingbridge Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryThe Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyFordingbridge Chemist2.0 miDentistHighfield House (Dental Surgery)1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 independentPrimarySt James' Church of England First School and Nursery, Alderholtages 2-9, 125 pupilsright hereIndependentForres Sandle Manor Schoolages 2-16, 197 pupils1.7 miSecondaryThe Burgate School and Sixth Formages 11-18, 1,073 pupils2.5 miCollegeBrockenhurst College12.9 miUniversityBournemouth University12.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH9.1 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS50 miRailway stationSalisbury11 miBus stationBournemouth UniversityTalbot Heath12 miFerryTuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing13 miBus stops18 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SP6 postcode district.


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