Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:54 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:09 am – 4:04 pm
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People7,156 residentsin the Child Okeford & Iwerne Minster census areaMedian age 52.82,863 households75% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright12% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate49% of adults are economically active, 2,885 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: education 15%, retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 58% go by car, 6% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C937 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November48 days of air frost, 11 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)
Nearby landmarksGardiner Forestforest · 1.9 miMelbury Hillhill · under a mileMill Pondpond · under a mileCastle Hillhill · 1.4 miLong Bottomvalley · 1.2 miDockham Bottomvalley · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 3 haRolt Millennium Greenpark · 1.2 miBreach Commonpark · 1.4 mi · 7 haThe Wrightson Allotmentsallotments · 1.3 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 201936 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: 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 3.9 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,027 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation136 m446 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 90 to 197 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestminster Memorial Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryAbbey View Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyShaftesbury Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistShaftesbury Dental Practice1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialSecondaryShaftesbury Schoolages 11-18, 782 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThe Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesburyages 4-11, 201 pupils1.2 miPrimaryShaftesbury Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 333 pupils1.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH21 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS36 miRailway stationGillingham (Dorset)5.0 miBus stationRegal CourtWarminster15 miFerryPoole Quay Ferry Landing21 miBus stops25 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SP7 postcode district.
