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County or areaDorset
Postcode districtBH20
Telephone code01438
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 29 min4:55 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 59 min8:07 am – 4:05 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,057 residentsin the Corfe Castle & Langton Matravers census areaMedian age 57.22,239 households71% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright10% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 2,210 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 11%, hospitality 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 52% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% 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 August: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C980 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November25 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 4 to 9°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 10°CMApril: 6 to 13°CAMay: 9 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 18°CJJuly: 13 to 21°CJAugust: 13 to 21°CASeptember: 12 to 19°CSOctober: 9 to 15°CONovember: 6 to 12°CNDecember: 4 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksKimmeridge Baybay · 1.0 miSmedmore Hillhill · under a mileHen Cliffcliffs · under a mileHobarrow Baybay · 1.6 miClavell's Hardcliffs · 1.2 miRope Lake Headheadland · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCorfe Commonpark · 2.3 mi · 95 haLulworth Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 292 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 29 Jan 200450 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202639 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 3.5 · PM2.5 5.1 · 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
Broadband46% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,631 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation68 m223 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 185 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWareham Community Hospital4.9 miGP surgeryCorfe Castle Surgery2.8 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy4.7 miDentistPurbeck Dental Care4.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeThe Bournemouth and Poole College10.1 miUniversityArts University Bournemouth12.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH17 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS59 miRailway stationCorfe Castle3.1 miBus stationCoach ParkSwanage6.7 miFerryPoole Ferry TerminalLower Hamworthy8.3 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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