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Nursery Schools 60 Primary Schools 41 Colleges 33 Martial Arts Schools 32 Dance Schools 31 Driving Schools 27 Language Schools 20 Music Schools 17 Schools 17 Libraries 16 High and Secondary Schools 12 Riding School and Stables 11 After School Clubs 9 Independent or Preparatory Schools 9 English Language Schools 8 Karate Schools 8 Special Schools 8 Art and Design Schools 6 Business Schools 6 Sailing Schools 5 Swimming Instructors 5 Ballet Schools 4 Drama Schools 4 Swimming Lessons 3 Beauty Schools 3 Community Schools 3 Tennis Lessons 2 Aikido Schools 2 Kickboxing Schools 2 Kung Fu Schools 1 Guitar Instructors 1 Music Instructors 1 Other Education 54

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Pubs 95 Restaurants 599 Banks 22 Hotels 107 Shops 1,854 Supermarkets 68 Takeaways 187 Cinemas 10 Attractions 321 Business services 257 Health and beauty 1,145 Home improvement 541 Leisure 116 Property services 162

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BH22 postcode district.

County or areaDorset

Postcode districtBH22

Telephone code01202

Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)

Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min4:54 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:07 am – 4:04 pm

Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –

People6,326 residentsin the Ferndown West & Canford Bottom census areaMedian age 52.32,766 households86% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright5% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,901 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 13%, construction 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 8% 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 2°C904 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November51 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksDudsbury Iron Age Hill Forthistoric site · 1.9 miFerndown Forestforest · 1.0 miThroop Mill Riverhistoric site · 3.0 miDudsbury Hillhill · 1.8 miLongham Lakeswater · 1.8 miCannon Hillhill · 2.0 miFernside Parkwoodland · under a mileBroadmoor Coppicewoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps

Parks and green spacesMillennium Parkpark · under a mileKnoll Gardenspark · under a mileFerndown Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 68 haKing George's Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 7 haFerndown Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 16 haCanford Country Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 20 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace

Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Apr 198429 mi away, Nr Weymouth, DorsetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202645 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 7.2 · PM_2.5 6.0 · PM₁₀ 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM_2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid

Broadband89% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,890 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025

Elevation24 m79 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 13 to 34 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50

Local servicesHospitalSt Leonards Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryOrchid House Surgery5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAllied Pharmacy Ferndown6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBalmoral Lodge Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationDorset PoliceFerndown Townunder a mileCash machineMorrisons Daily - Ferndown Tricketts Cross, Tricketts Crossunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps

SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools5 primary, 3 secondarySecondaryFerndown Upper Schoolages 13-19, 1,134 pupilsright hereSecondaryFerndown Middle Schoolages 9-13, 600 pupilsunder a milePrimaryFerndown First Schoolages 4-9, 348 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Bournemouth and Poole College6.3 miUniversityBournemouth University4.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools

Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH3.2 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS53 miRailway stationBranksomeBranksome Park5.6 miBus stationBournemouth UniversityTalbot Heath4.4 miFerryTuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing7.2 miBus stops49 within a mileEV chargingMerFerndown2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BH22 postcode district.

Primary Schools

Primary Schools in Ferndown

Ferndown First School - Ferndown
Mountbatten Dr, Ferndown, BH22 9FB · under a mile
Parley First School - Dudsbury, Ferndown
Glenmoor Rd, Dudsbury, Ferndown, BH22 8QE · 1.1 mi
St Mary's CofE First School & Nursery - West Moors, Ferndown
West Moors, Ferndown, BH22 0JF · 1.6 mi
Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School - Hampreston
Hampreston, BH21 7LX · 1.6 mi
Colehill First School - Colehill
Pilford Heath Rd, Colehill, BH21 2LZ · 2.3 mi
St Michaels C Of E Middle School - Wimborne
Colehill La, Wimborne, BH21 7AB · 2.9 mi
Bearwood Primary and Nursery School - Bearwood
Barons Rd, Bearwood, BH11 9UN · 3.0 mi
Elm Academy - Kinson
Kinson, BH11 9JN · 3.2 mi
Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School - Three Legged Cross
Church Rd, Three Legged Cross, BH21 6RF · 3.3 mi
St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne - Wimborne Minster
Wimborne Minster, BH21 1BX · 3.5 mi
The Epiphany School - Moordown
Shillingstone Dr, Moordown, BH9 3PE · 3.5 mi
Merley First School - Canford Magna
Oakley Straight, Canford Magna, BH21 1SD · 3.5 mi
Heathlands Primary Academy - Wallisdown
Wallisdown, BH11 8HB · 3.5 mi
Kingsleigh Primary School - Bournemouth
Hadow Road, Bournemouth, BH10 5HT · 3.6 mi
Canford School - Wimborne Minster
Wimborne, Wimborne Minster, BH21 1RL · 3.7 mi
Muscliff Primary School - Holdenhurst
Muscliff Primary School, Broadway Ln, Holdenhurst, BH8 0AB · 3.9 mi
Wimborne First School and Nursery - Wimborne Minster
Wimborne Minster, BH21 4FW · 4.0 mi
St James Church of England First School - Gaunt's Common
Gaunt's Common, BH21 4JN · 4.1 mi
Nigel Bowes Academy - Bournemouth BH10
70 Ensbury Ave, Bournemouth BH10, BH10 4HG · 4.1 mi
St Mark's Church of England Primary School - Bournemouth BH10
Talbot Rise, Bournemouth BH10, BH10 4JA · 4.2 mi
Manorside Combined School -
Evering Avenue, , BH12 4JG · 4.4 mi
Manorside Academy - Wallisdown
Wallisdown, BH12 4JG · 4.4 mi
Talbot Combined School - Poole
Talbot Drive, Poole, BH12 5ED · 4.4 mi
St Luke's Church of England Primary School - Moordown
Moordown, BH9 1LG · 4.5 mi
Emmanuel CofE Middle School - Verwood
Howe La, Verwood, BH31 6JF · 4.6 mi
St Luke's Infant School - Bournemouth BH1
Maxwell Rd, Bournemouth BH1, BH9 1DQ · 4.7 mi
Pamphill C of E First School - Pamphill
Pamphill Green, Pamphill, BH21 4EE · 4.8 mi
Pamphill Church of England First School - Pamphill
Pamphill, BH21 4EE · 4.9 mi
Ad Astra Infant School - Waterloo
Waterloo, BH17 8AP · 4.9 mi
Jewell Academy Bournemouth - Holdenhurst
Jewell Rd, Holdenhurst, BH8 0LT · 4.9 mi
Broadstone First School - Broadstone
First School, Tudor Rd, Broadstone, BH18 8AA · 5.1 mi
Malmesbury Park Primary School - Bournemouth
37 Lowther Road Limited, 21 Oxford Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8EY · 5.2 mi
Livingstone Road Primary Federation - Newtown
Livingstone Rd, Newtown, BH12 3DT · 5.4 mi
Livingstone Road Infant School - Newtown
Newtown, BH12 3DT · 5.4 mi
Malmesbury Park Primary School - Bournemouth BH1
Bournemouth BH1, BH8 8LU · 5.5 mi
Little Fish Playgroup - Branksome
Sunnyhill Road, Branksome, BH12 2DH · 5.5 mi
Branksome Children's Center - Branksome
350 Poole Road, Branksome, BH12 1AW · 5.7 mi
St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School - Boscombe
St Clements Gardens, Boscombe, BH1 4DZ · 5.9 mi
Bethany Church of England Junior School - Boscombe
Boscombe, BH1 4DJ · 5.9 mi
St Michael's Church of England Primary School - Westbourne
Westbourne, BH2 5LH · 6.1 mi
Oakdale South Road Middle School - Poole
3 School Lane, Poole, BH15 3JR · 6.5 mi

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