Local servicesHospitalBournemouth Nuffield Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryThe Banks & Bearwood Medical Centre26 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacySuperdrug Pharmacy25 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistWinton Dental Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi33 schools19 primary, 6 secondary, 1 all-through, 4 independent, 3 specialPrimarySt Luke's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 392 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMoordown St John's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 424 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryGlenmoor Academyages 11-16, 902 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Bournemouth and Poole College3.8 miUniversityBournemouth Universityunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH3.1 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS57 miRailway stationBournemouth1.2 miBus stationBournemouth UniversityTalbot Heathunder a mileFerryTuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing4.0 miBus stops138 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min4:54 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:06 am – 4:04 pm
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People7,347 residentsin the Talbot & Branksome Woods census areaMedian age 39.82,870 households63% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright5% social rented, 32% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.6% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,237 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 10%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 46% go by car, 4% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle82% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C868 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November36 days of air frost, 10 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 spacesRedhill Parkpark · under a mile · 18 haTurbary Commonpark · 1.6 mi · 45 haFampoux Gardenspark · under a mileBournemouth and Meyrick Park Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 50 haVictoria Park Sports Groundsports ground · under a mileDean Park Cricket Groundplaying field · 1.1 mi · 3 haSource: 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 198428 mi away, Nr Weymouth, DorsetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202646 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 9.0 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% 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)2,942 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation34 m112 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 21 to 51 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
