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Local servicesHospitalSt Leonards Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryWest Moors Village Surgery4 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyMoors Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentist212 Station Roadright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools3 primary, 3 secondaryPrimarySt Mary's CofE First School & Nurseryages 2-9, 148 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOakhurst Community First Schoolages 5-9, 173 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWest Moors Middle Schoolages 9-13, 240 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Bournemouth and Poole College7.6 miUniversityBournemouth University5.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH3.8 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS53 miRailway stationBournemouth6.9 miBus stationBournemouth UniversityTalbot Heath5.7 miFerryTuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing7.9 miBus stops24 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BH22 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BH22 postcode district.

County or areaDorset
Postcode districtBH22
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min4:53 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:07 am – 4:03 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,403 residentsin the West Moors census areaMedian age 60.63,535 households83% of homes owner-occupied61% owned outright8% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate44% of adults are economically active, 2,767 in work, 47% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, construction 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 63% go by car, 7% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 2°C892 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November51 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 9°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 18°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 20°CSOctober: 7 to 16°CONovember: 4 to 12°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 landmarksFerndown Forestforest · 1.1 miSummerlug Hillhill · 1.4 miCrane Lakelake · 2.9 miLions Hillhill · 1.6 miAlder Bedwoodland · under a mileHolt Forestforest · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesFerndown Forest Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 25 haThe Fryer Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 5 haMoors Valley Country Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 585 haAvon Heath Country Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 207 haMillennium Parkpark · 1.6 miKing George's Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.5 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Apr 198430 mi away, Nr Weymouth, DorsetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202645 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 6.6 · PM2.5 5.9 · 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
Broadband46% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,594 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation17 m56 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 13 to 22 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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