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County or areaDorset
Postcode districtDT11
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:54 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:08 am – 4:04 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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°C997 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November48 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 19°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 landmarksKnighton Househistoric site · 2.1 miHambledon Hill Forthistoric site · 2.6 miBlandford Forestforest · 1.8 miEnford Bottomvalley · under a mileHillcombe Bottomvalley · 1.2 miHod Hillhill · 1.4 miSutcombe Woodwoodland · under a mileLower Pressham Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesDraper Memorial Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 2 haStour Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 15 haWoodhouse Gardenpark · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201938 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202631 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 3.7 · PM2.5 5.5 · 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
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
Elevation53 m174 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 33 to 149 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBlandford Community Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryThe Blandford Group Practice2.1 miPharmacyBoots2.2 miDentistAlaska House Dental Surgery2.2 miPolice stationDorset PoliceBlandford Forum2.2 miCash machineCashpoint 6 Market PlaceDorset Blandford Forum2.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools2 primary, 1 secondary, 2 independentPrimaryDurweston Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 144 pupilsright hereIndependentBryanston Schoolages 3-18, 776 pupils1.1 miSecondaryThe Blandford Schoolages 11-18, 1,103 pupils1.8 miCollegeThe Bournemouth and Poole College14.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH17 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS41 miRailway stationGillingham (Dorset)11 miBus stationBus StationPoole15 miFerryPoole Ferry TerminalLower Hamworthy15 miBus stops10 within a mileCar parkChurch Lane Car ParkBlandford Forum2.2 miEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationDorchester2.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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