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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 33 min4:54 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:09 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°C822 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November44 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksQuarry Hillhill · under a mileHunger Hillhill · 1.6 miShanks Househistoric site · 4.3 miFifehead Woodwoodland · 1.3 miHayes Coppicewoodland · 1.3 miLodden Lakeswater · 2.9 miBathing Islandisland · 4.5 miCastle Rings, Wiltshirecastle · 6.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBreach Commonpark · 3.6 mi · 7 haQueen Elizabeth Fieldpark · 4.1 mi · 10 haStalbridge Nature Reservepark · 3.9 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 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 202629 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 3.8 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 10 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
Elevation85 m279 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 55 to 95 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestminster Memorial Hospital4.1 miGP surgeryMarnhull Surgery1.7 miPharmacyMarnhull Pharmacy1.7 miDentistTime For Teeth Hmp Guys Marsh3.1 miPolice stationDorset PoliceGillingham3.4 miCash machineESSO Service Station Chantry Fields (Rontec - CZC), Le Newborg Way3.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryStower Provost Community Schoolages 4-11, 92 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhullages 2-11, 82 pupils1.1 miSecondaryGillingham Schoolages 11-183.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH25 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS33 miRailway stationGillingham (Dorset)3.1 miBus stationBus StationYeovil15 miFerryPoole Ferry TerminalLower Hamworthy23 miBus stops11 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationGillingham1.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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