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County or areaDorset
Postcode districtDT2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min4:56 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:08 am – 4:06 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,206 residentsin the Charlton Down, Cerne Abbas & Puddletown census areaMedian age 52.45,342 households72% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright11% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 5,734 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 10%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 57% go by car, 6% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher13% 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 February: highs 9°C, lows 2°C1,047 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November38 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 9°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 12°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMount Pleasant Hengehistoric site · under a mileNT Hardy's Cottagehistoric site · under a mileMaiden Castlecastle · 2.4 miMill Streamriver · under a milePuddletown Forestforest · 1.6 miFrome Hillhill · under a mileStinsford Channelwater · under a mileEast Hillhill · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesFordington Greenpark · 1.4 miSalisbury Fieldpark · 1.5 miRiverside Nature Reservepark · 1.6 miSandringham Sports Centresports ground · 1.4 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201938 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202625 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 3.8 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband56% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,610 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation54 m177 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 42 to 94 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDorset County Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryFordington Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacySuperdrug Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.8 miDentistSouth Coast Dental Specialists1.7 miPolice stationDorset PoliceDorchester1.7 miCash machinePost OfficeDorchester1.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools2 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independentSecondaryDorset Studio Schoolages 11-16, 332 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchesterages 2-9, 177 pupils1.5 miIndependentSunninghill Preparatory Schoolages 0-13, 167 pupils1.6 miCollegeCoastland College6.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH25 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS48 miRailway stationDorchester South1.8 miFerryWeymouth Ferry Terminal7.8 miBus stops7 within a mileCar parkTrinity Street Car ParkDorchester1.8 miEV chargingOsprey Charging StationDorchester1.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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