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After School Clubs 9 Music Schools 9 Dance Schools 8 English Language Schools 8 Nursery Schools 8 Karate Schools 8 Independent or Preparatory Schools 8 Driving Schools 8 Business Schools 6 Martial Arts Schools 6 Drama Schools 5 Primary Schools 5 Sailing Schools 5 Language Schools 4 Riding School and Stables 4 Schools 4 Swimming Lessons 3 Ballet Schools 3 Community Schools 3 High and Secondary Schools 3 Aikido Schools 2 Art and Design Schools 2 Beauty Schools 2 Kickboxing Schools 2 Tennis Lessons 1 Kung Fu Schools 1 Guitar Instructors 1

Local servicesHospitalWareham Community Hospital4.1 miGP surgeryCorfe Castle Surgeryunder a milePharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy3.8 miDentistPurbeck Dental Care3.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryCorfe Castle Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 87 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Swanage Schoolages 11-16, 349 pupils3.9 miCollegeThe Bournemouth and Poole College7.2 miUniversityArts University Bournemouth10.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH14 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS59 miRailway stationCorfe Castleunder a mileBus stationCoach ParkSwanage4.6 miFerryShell Bay Ferry TerminalStudland5.5 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BH20 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BH20 postcode district.

County or areaDorset
Postcode districtBH20
Telephone code01929
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 29 min4:55 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 59 min8:07 am – 4:05 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,057 residentsin the Corfe Castle & Langton Matravers census areaMedian age 57.22,239 households71% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright10% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 2,210 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 11%, hospitality 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 52% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 4°C963 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November28 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 4 to 9°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 10°CMApril: 6 to 13°CAMay: 9 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 18°CJJuly: 13 to 21°CJAugust: 13 to 21°CASeptember: 12 to 19°CSOctober: 9 to 15°CONovember: 6 to 12°CNDecember: 4 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBlue Poollake · 1.6 miWest Hillhill · under a mileChallow Hillhill · under a mileHill Coppiceswoodland · under a mileRollington Woodwoodland · under a mileEgmont Bightbay · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCorfe Commonpark · under a mile · 95 haWashpond Natural Greenspacepark · 4.1 mi · 7 haDay's Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Apr 198419 mi away, Nr Weymouth, DorsetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202641 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 4.2 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband46% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,631 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation49 m161 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 8 to 119 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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