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County or areaHampshire
Postcode districtSP6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:52 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 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°C876 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November52 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksBreamore Househistoric site · 1.5 miTinkers Crosshistoric site · 2.3 miAlder Lakelake · 1.8 miBridge Lakelake · 1.8 miCastle Hill View Point New Forestcastle · 3.0 miDunberry Hillhill · under a mileWell Bottomvalley · 1.3 miDamerham Knollhill · 1.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesForest Edgepark · 2.5 miWoodgreen Commonpark · 2.9 mi · 9 haSweatfords Water Meadowpark · 2.8 miSource: 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 198439 mi away, Nr Weymouth, DorsetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202649 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: 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 4.1 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 8.9 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
Elevation98 m322 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 52 to 122 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFordingbridge Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryFordingbridge Surgery3.1 miPharmacyFordingbridge Chemist3.2 miDentistThe Borough Dental Practice3.1 miPolice stationHampshire & Isle of Wight ConstabularyFordingbridge3.2 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Fordingbridge3.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryWestern Downland Church of England Aided Primary Schoolages 2-11, 160 pupils1.0 miPrimaryBreamore Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 77 pupils2.0 miSecondaryThe Burgate School and Sixth Formages 11-18, 1,073 pupils2.7 miCollegeBrockenhurst College14.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH13 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS48 miRailway stationSalisbury6.9 miBus stationBus StationRomsey14 miFerryTuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing17 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationDownton3.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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