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County or areaPoole
Postcode districtBH13
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min4:54 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:06 am – 4:04 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,540 residentsin the Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & Sandbanks census areaMedian age 60.74,323 households77% of homes owner-occupied57% owned outright2% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate42% of adults are economically active, 3,043 in work, 48% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, professional and scientific services 8%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 43% go by car, 5% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle76% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C919 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November27 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 9°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 11 to 19°CSOctober: 9 to 16°CONovember: 6 to 12°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 landmarksArt Memorial Cohistoric site · under a milewest hill househistoric site · 1.3 miCanford Cliffsbeach · 1.2 miShore Roadbeach · 1.6 miBranksome Dene Chinevalley · under a mileWest Cliffcliffs · 1.4 miAlum Chinevalley · under a mileDorset Construction Training Groupbridge · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBranksome Chine Gardenspark · under a mile · 9 haSkerryvorepark · under a mileParkstone Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 55 haPrincess Gardenspark · under a mileThe Bournemouth Gardens Tennis Centersports ground · 1.3 miBlake Dean Allotmentsallotments · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Apr 198426 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.4 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband72% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,849 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation25 m82 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 11 to 57 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHerbert Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryWestbourne Medical Centre11 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy14 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCanford Cliffs Dentalunder a milePolice stationBritish Transport PoliceBournemouth2.3 miCash machinePost OfficeBournemouthunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools10 primary, 1 secondary, 3 independent, 2 special, 1 otherIndependentBournemouth Collegiate Preparatory Schoolages 2-11, 238 pupils1.0 miPrimaryCourthill Infant Schoolages 4-7, 354 pupils1.0 miSecondarySt Aldhelm's Academyages 11-16, 808 pupils1.9 miCollegeThe Bournemouth and Poole College2.1 miUniversityArts University Bournemouth1.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH5.5 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS58 miRailway stationBranksomeBranksome Parkunder a mileBus stationBournemouth UniversityTalbot Heath1.9 miFerryBrownsea Island Ferry LandingSandbanks2.7 miBus stops132 within a mileCar parkPenn Hill Surface Car ParkPooleunder a mileEV chargingMerWestbourne13 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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