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County or areaDorset
Postcode districtBH20
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min4:55 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:08 am – 4:05 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,834 residentsin the Bere Regis & Lytchett Matravers census areaMedian age 49.82,509 households70% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright14% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,677 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 10%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 63% go by car, 6% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher16% 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 9°C, lows 3°C926 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November44 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 9°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 16°CONovember: 5 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 landmarksWareham Forestforest · 1.4 miThe Knollhill · under a mileOak Hillhill · under a mileDerham's Coppicewoodland · under a mileThe Wildernesswoodland · under a mileWhitmoor Bottomvalley · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMays Woodpark · 2.5 mi · 48 haChurchland Greenpark · 2.0 miSouls Moor and Bere Stream Nature Reservepark · 2.4 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201944 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202634 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 3.9 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband57% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,665 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation58 m190 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 21 to 68 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWareham Community Hospital4.9 miGP surgeryBere Regis Surgery2.3 miPharmacyEveryou Pharmacy3.9 miDentistBere Regis Dental Practice2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeThe Bournemouth and Poole College9.1 miUniversityArts University Bournemouth11.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH15 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS50 miRailway stationWareham4.5 miBus stationBus StationPoole8.5 miFerryPoole Ferry TerminalLower Hamworthy8.1 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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