Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min4:54 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:07 am – 4:04 pm
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People9,471 residentsin the Creekmoor census areaMedian age 45.34,096 households73% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright12% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,549 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 16%, construction 11%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 64% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle81% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C915 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November28 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesUpton Country Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 63 haCreekmoor Ponds Nature Reservepark · under a mile · 8 haStanley Green Parkpark · under a mileBroadstone Golf Clubgolf course · 1.6 mi · 104 haBushell Mill Allotmentsallotments · under a mileAshdown Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 29 Jan 200449 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202642 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 12 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% 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)4,248 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation13 m43 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 36 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Mary's Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryDorset Int Urgent Care19 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRowlands Pharmacy16 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistPoole Orthodontics LTDunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi23 schools14 primary, 7 secondary, 2 specialSecondaryParkstone Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,241 pupilsright herePrimaryHillbourne Primary Schoolages 4-11, 204 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryPoole Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,224 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Bournemouth and Poole College1.8 miUniversityArts University Bournemouth3.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH6.9 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS54 miRailway stationPoole1.8 miBus stationBus StationPoole1.9 miFerryPoole Quay Ferry Landing2.3 miBus stops141 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BH17 postcode district.
