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County or areaDorset
Postcode districtDT2
Telephone code01300
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min4:55 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:09 am – 4:06 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,206 residentsin the Charlton Down, Cerne Abbas & Puddletown census areaMedian age 52.45,342 households72% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright11% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 5,734 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 10%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 57% go by car, 6% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,157 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November48 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 19°CJJuly: 11 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMinterne House and Gardenshistoric site · 1.8 miCerne Gianthistoric site · 2.5 miBladeley Hillhill · under a mileKnollhill · under a mileBuckland Bottomvalley · under a mileWhitcombe Bottomvalley · 1.0 miRidge Woodwoodland · under a milePop Mallers Coppicewoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesKettle Bridge Picnic Sitepark · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201930 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202621 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 3.4 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband56% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,610 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation134 m440 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 111 to 240 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalYeatman Hospital8.0 miGP surgeryCerne Abbas Surgery2.8 miPharmacyAutomeds Pharmacy LTD5.7 miDentistWessex House Dental Practice7.7 miPolice stationDorset PoliceSherborne7.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBuckland Newton Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 110 pupilsunder a mileCollegeYeovil College11.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH27 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS39 miRailway stationChetnole5.9 miBus stationBus StationYeovil11 miFerryWeymouth Ferry Terminal16 miBus stops10 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationDorchester2.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DT2 postcode district.


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