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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SP7 postcode district.

County or areaDorset
Postcode districtSP7
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:54 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:09 am – 4:04 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,156 residentsin the Child Okeford & Iwerne Minster census areaMedian age 52.82,863 households75% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright12% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate49% of adults are economically active, 2,885 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: education 15%, retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 58% go by car, 6% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C867 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November49 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPen Hillhill · under a mileElbury Hillhill · under a mileCombe Bottomvalley · 1.5 miLittlecombe Bottomvalley · 1.7 miBrookland Woodwoodland · under a mileGardiner Forestforest · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBedchesterallotments · under a mileClayesmore Sports Centresports ground · 1.9 mi · 12 haBreach Commonpark · 3.1 mi · 7 haRolt Millennium Greenpark · 3.1 miThe Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201935 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202632 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 3.6 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,027 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation78 m256 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 60 to 142 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestminster Memorial Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryFontmell Magna Surgeryunder a milePharmacyShaftesbury Pharmacy3.3 miDentistTime For Teeth Hmp Guys Marsh2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 independentPrimarySt Andrew's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 101 pupilsunder a mileIndependentClayesmore Schoolages 2-19, 414 pupils1.8 miSecondaryShaftesbury Schoolages 11-18, 782 pupils3.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH20 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS37 miRailway stationGillingham (Dorset)6.0 miFerryPoole Quay Ferry Landing20 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SP7 postcode district.


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