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County or areaDorset
Postcode districtBH21
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°C894 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November51 days of air frost, 15 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 landmarksKnowlton Church and Earthworkshistoric site · under a mileHorton Towerhistoric site · 1.6 miCrichel Lakelake · 2.3 miRye Hillhill · 1.0 miStephen's Castlecastle · 3.9 miFerndown Forestforest · 2.4 miBunkers Hillhill · 1.4 miHolt Forestforest · 2.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHaythorne Commonpark · 1.6 miFerrett Greenpark · 3.8 miChamptoceaux Greenpark · 3.9 miSource: 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 201947 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202642 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 4.0 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 9.3 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
Elevation57 m187 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 41 to 73 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWimborne Community Hospital6.2 miGP surgeryThe Cranborne Practice2.9 miPharmacyVerwood Pharmacy3.8 miDentistThe Lakes Dental Practice3.7 miPolice stationDorset PoliceFerndown Town5.6 miCash machineThe Southern Co-Operative Verwood Ringwood Road4.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryWimborne St Giles Church of England First School and Nurseryages 2-9, 70 pupils1.3 miSecondaryCranborne Middle Schoolages 9-13, 265 pupils3.0 miCollegeThe Bournemouth and Poole College11.4 miUniversityBournemouth University10.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH9.4 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS47 miRailway stationBranksomeBranksome Park12 miBus stationBournemouth UniversityTalbot Heath11 miFerryPoole Quay Ferry Landing12 miEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationBournemouth3.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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