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County or areaDorset
Postcode districtBH20
Telephone codeNot listed
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 min8:06 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 January: highs 9°C, lows 4°C978 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November26 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksWindspit Quarryhistoric site · under a mileCorfe Castle-Castle Viewcastle · 1.8 miSt Aldhelm's Chapelhistoric site · 2.5 miEgmont Bightbay · 1.7 miChapman's Poolbay · 1.8 miHouns-tout Cliffcliffs · 1.5 miBlue Poollake · 2.7 miEgmont Pointheadland · 1.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCorfe Commonpark · under a mile · 95 haDurlston Country Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 110 haWashpond Natural Greenspacepark · 4.0 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Apr 198419 mi away, Nr Weymouth, DorsetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202641 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 3.7 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.3 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
Elevation118 m387 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 55 to 157 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSwanage Community Hospital4.5 miGP surgeryCorfe Castle Surgery1.3 miPharmacyWell4.5 miDentist118 Kings Road West Dental Practice4.1 miPolice stationPurbeck PoliceWareham5.3 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Swanage4.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryCorfe Castle Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 87 pupils1.4 miSecondaryThe Swanage Schoolages 11-16, 349 pupils3.4 miCollegeThe Bournemouth and Poole College8.7 miUniversityArts University Bournemouth11.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH15 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS60 miRailway stationCorfe Castle1.5 miBus stationCoach ParkSwanage4.3 miFerryShell Bay Ferry TerminalStudland6.6 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationBournemouth1.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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