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County or areaDorset
Postcode districtDT2
Telephone code01454
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min4:57 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:09 am – 4:07 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 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,141 mm of rain a year, 39 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°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 landmarksNorth Hillhill · under a mileKit Hillhill · under a mileCowleaze Bottomvalley · under a mileKit Hill Bottomvalley · under a mileBridehead Lakelake · 2.6 miSteepleton Pondspond · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCentenary Fieldpark · 2.9 mi · 5 haCoade Squarepark · 2.8 miTibbs Hollow Picnic Sitepark · 2.9 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 201935 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202620 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 3.4 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 9.1 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
Elevation92 m302 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 84 to 166 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDorset County Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryPoundbury Doctors Surgery3.1 miPharmacyPoundbury Pharmacy3.1 miDentistSt John's Dental Practice2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryWinterbourne Valley Church of England Aided First Schoolages 3-9, 60 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Thomas Hardye Schoolages 13-18, 2,014 pupils3.2 miCollegeCoastland College6.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH31 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS47 miRailway stationDorchester West3.7 miBus stationBus StationBridport11 miFerryWeymouth Ferry Terminal7.6 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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