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County or areaHampshire
Postcode districtBH23
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 min8:06 am – 4:03 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,891 residentsin the Bransgore & Burley census areaMedian age 52.92,879 households81% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright7% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,970 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 53% go by car, 5% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher13% 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 February: highs 9°C, lows 2°C919 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November47 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 9°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 12°CMApril: 4 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 landmarksNew Forest Airfields Memorialhistoric site · 1.9 miWhitefield Hillhill · 1.0 miHain Hillhill · 1.4 miMill Streamriver · 1.9 miLugden Bottomvalley · 1.4 miPrink's Woodwoodland · under a mileBurnett's Woodwoodland · under a mileNorman Househistoric site · 4.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesAvon Tyrrellsports ground · under a mile · 23 haWinkton Greenpark · 2.0 miBurton Greenpark · 2.6 miAvon Heath Country Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 207 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Apr 198435 mi away, Nr Weymouth, DorsetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202542 mi away, English ChannelSource: 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 5.3 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 8.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband64% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,036 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation21 m69 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 13 to 60 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChristchurch Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryTwin Oaks Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBootsunder a mileDentistHoburn Dental Practice3.1 miPolice stationChristchurch Police Station3.6 miCash machineMoortown Service Station (Park Garage Group)3.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 specialPrimarySopley Primary Schoolages 4-11, 71 pupils1.0 miPrimaryBransgore Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 351 pupils1.2 miSecondaryHighcliffe Schoolages 11-19, 1,519 pupils3.2 miCollegeBrockenhurst College8.1 miUniversityBournemouth University7.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH4.0 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS59 miRailway stationHinton Admiral3.0 miBus stationBus StationBoscombe5.8 miFerryChristchurch Quay Ferry LandingMillhams4.3 miBus stops10 within a mileCar parkBritannia ParkingBournemouth2.2 miEV chargingSmart Charge Charging StationChristchurch3.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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