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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 November56 days of air frost, 15 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 landmarksStephen's Castlecastle · 2.5 miBirch Hillhill · under a mileTinkers Crosshistoric site · 2.8 miBonfire Hillhill · under a mileMinnows Holewater · under a mileAlder Lakelake · 2.5 miBridge Lakelake · 2.5 miSomerley Househistoric site · 3.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMoors Valley Country Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 585 haSweatfords Water Meadowpark · 2.5 miFerrett Greenpark · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Apr 198435 mi away, Nr Weymouth, DorsetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202647 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 4.4 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 8.6 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
Elevation61 m200 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 42 to 79 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFordingbridge Hospital2.4 miGP surgeryThe Village Hall2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyFordingbridge Chemist2.6 miDentistHighfield House (Dental Surgery)2.4 miPolice stationHampshire & Isle of Wight ConstabularyFordingbridge2.4 miCash machineThe Southern Co-Operative Alderholt Ringwood Road, Alderholtunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySt James' Church of England First School and Nursery, Alderholtages 2-9, 125 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Burgate School and Sixth Formages 11-18, 1,073 pupils3.0 miCollegeBrockenhurst College13.5 miUniversityBournemouth University11.9 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 mileCar parkEbblake Car ParkVerwood3.0 miEV chargingMerFordingbridge2.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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