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County or areaDorset
Postcode districtSP8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:54 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:10 am – 4:04 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,186 residentsin the Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe census areaMedian age 51.13,934 households77% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright6% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,427 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C846 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November44 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 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 landmarksShanks Househistoric site · 3.0 miLittle Marshwetland · under a mileStourheadhistoric site · 3.7 miBainly Bottomvalley · 1.7 miWhite Hillhill · 1.9 miKenwalch's Castlecastle · 4.5 miNew Lakelake · 3.5 miLodden Lakeswater · 1.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesZeals Greenpark · 2.3 miGillingham Town Football Clubplaying field · 1.5 mi · 2 haRiversmeet Leisure Centresports ground · 1.5 mi · 3 haQueen Elizabeth Fieldpark · 3.1 mi · 10 haBreach Commonpark · 4.9 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes29 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201931 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 3.8 · PM2.5 5.6 · 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
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,025 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation81 m266 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 76 to 105 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestminster Memorial Hospital5.2 miGP surgeryPeacemarsh Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPeacemarsh Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWinning Smilesunder a milePolice stationDorset PoliceGillingham1.4 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Gillingham, Green Parade1.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryMilton-on-Stour Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 119 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWyke Primary Schoolages 4-11, 161 pupils1.3 miSecondaryGillingham Schoolages 11-181.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH27 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS29 miRailway stationGillingham (Dorset)1.6 miBus stationRegal CourtWarminster11 miFerryPoole Quay Ferry Landing27 miBus stops35 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationSalisbury1.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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