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County or areaHampshire
Postcode districtSP6
Telephone code01604
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:52 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:07 am – 4:02 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,923 residentsin the Fordingbridge, Rockbourne & Woodgreen census areaMedian age 53.24,863 households72% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright10% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 5,084 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 10%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 55% go by car, 8% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C903 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November58 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 1 to 9°CFMarch: 2 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 18°CMJune: 9 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 11 to 22°CASeptember: 9 to 20°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 landmarksCastle Hill View Point New Forestcastle · 2.1 miChilly Hillhill · under a mileBlissford Hillhill · under a mileTinkers Crosshistoric site · 2.5 miHucklesbrook Lakelake · 2.2 miLong Bottomvalley · under a mileLay Gutter Valleyvalley · under a mileAshley Walkwalk or trail · 1.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHyde Commonpark · under a mile · 53 haGodshill Cricket Pitchplaying field · 1.0 miSweatfords Water Meadowpark · 2.1 miForest Edgepark · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Apr 198439 mi away, Nr Weymouth, DorsetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202548 mi away, English ChannelSource: 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 4.4 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 8.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband68% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,443 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation70 m230 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 35 to 100 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFordingbridge Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryFordingbridge Surgery2.0 miPharmacyFordingbridge Chemist1.8 miDentistHighfield House (Dental Surgery)2.0 miPolice stationHampshire & Isle of Wight ConstabularyFordingbridge2.0 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Fordingbridge1.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHyde Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 33 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Burgate School and Sixth Formages 11-18, 1,073 pupils2.0 miCollegeBrockenhurst College10.4 miUniversityBournemouth University13.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH10 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS53 miRailway stationDeanWest Dean9.8 miBus stationBus StationRomsey12 miFerryChristchurch Quay Ferry LandingMillhams13 miBus stops9 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationFordingbridge2.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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