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County or areaDorset
Postcode districtDT10
Telephone code01258
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:54 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:09 am – 4:05 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,439 residentsin the Sturminster Newton & Stalbridge census areaMedian age 53.94,741 households70% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright14% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 4,595 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, construction 11%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 61% go by car, 11% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C841 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November44 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksBathing Islandisland · under a mileFish's Islandisland · under a mileDunch Mouthwater · under a mileBanbury Hillhill · 1.3 miGirdler's Coppicewoodland · under a mileBrockholewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Railway Gardenspark · under a mileWar Memorial Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 2 haStalbridge Nature Reservepark · 3.6 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 201932 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202627 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 4.2 · PM2.5 5.7 · 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
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,117 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation61 m200 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 44 to 99 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestminster Memorial Hospital7.1 miGP surgeryBlackmore Vale Partnershipunder a milePharmacyBootsright hereDentistThe Old Malt House Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryWilliam Barnes Primary Schoolages 4-11, 162 pupilsright hereSecondarySturminster Newton High Schoolages 11-18, 605 pupilsunder a mileCollegeYeovil College14.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH23 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS36 miRailway stationTemplecombe7.2 miBus stationBus StationYeovil14 miFerryPoole Ferry TerminalLower Hamworthy20 miBus stops28 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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