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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 –
People8,023 residentsin the Owermoigne, Broadmayne & Winterbourne census areaMedian age 53.03,516 households74% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright10% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,654 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 10%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle56% 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 higher15% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C996 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November36 days of air frost, 10 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 · 1.9 miMax Gatehistoric site · 2.2 miOverton Islandisland · 1.3 miWakeling Islandisland · 1.4 miMaiden Castlecastle · 3.2 miBlack Hillhill · under a mileWhitcombe Hillhill · 1.1 miThe Lakelake · 2.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesFordington Greenpark · 2.7 miHurricane Spasports ground · 1.5 miSalisbury Fieldpark · 2.8 miRiverside Nature Reservepark · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201940 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 3.8 · PM2.5 5.2 · 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
Broadband55% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,913 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation62 m203 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 42 to 83 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBmi The Winterbourne Hospital2.8 miGP surgeryThe Surgery2.4 miPharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy2.9 miDentistSouth Coast Dental Specialists2.9 miPolice stationDorchester Police Station3.0 miCash machineTesco Bank ATMDorchester2.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBroadmayne First School and Nurseryages 2-9, 139 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDorset Studio Schoolages 11-16, 332 pupils2.3 miCollegeCoastland College5.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH25 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS50 miRailway stationDorchester South2.9 miFerryWeymouth Ferry Terminal6.2 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationDorchester1.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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