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County or areaDorset
Postcode districtDT11
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min4:55 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:08 am – 4:05 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,889 residentsin the Milborne, Winterborne & Okeford Fitzpaine census areaMedian age 53.63,401 households73% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright12% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,678 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 13%, education 10%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 60% go by car, 4% 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 higher15% 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°C1,025 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November50 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°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 landmarksWhitechurch Hillhill · under a milePeat Hillhill · 1.3 miHeathy Field Coppicewoodland · under a mileHolloway's Woodwoodland · under a mileBlandford Forestforest · 3.3 miKnighton Househistoric site · 4.4 miCrawford Bridge, Spetisburyhistoric site · 4.8 miCrincombe Bottomvalley · 2.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMays Woodpark · 4.0 mi · 48 haStour Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 15 haSouls Moor and Bere Stream Nature Reservepark · 4.1 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 201939 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202631 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 3.5 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband68% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,567 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation80 m262 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 71 to 147 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBlandford Community Hospital4.3 miGP surgeryWinterbourne Whitechurch2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots4.0 miDentistBere Regis Dental Practice4.1 miPolice stationDorset PoliceBlandford Forum4.5 miCash machineCashpoint 6 Market PlaceDorset Blandford Forum4.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimaryDunbury Church of England Academyages 2-11, 131 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Blandford Schoolages 11-18, 1,103 pupils4.2 miCollegeThe Bournemouth and Poole College13.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH17 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS45 miRailway stationMoreton (Dorset)8.6 miBus stationBus StationPoole13 miFerryPoole Ferry TerminalLower Hamworthy13 miBus stops13 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationBlandford Forum3.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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