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County or areaDorset
Postcode districtDT2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min4:55 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:09 am – 4:05 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,889 residentsin the Milborne, Winterborne & Okeford Fitzpaine census areaMedian age 53.63,401 households73% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright12% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,678 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 13%, education 10%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 60% go by car, 4% walk or cycle26% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,059 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November49 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 3 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 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 landmarksHigher Melcombe Manor and Estatehistoric site · under a mileHenning Hillhill · under a mileNordon Hillhill · under a mileCoombe Bottomvalley · 1.2 miHilton Bottomvalley · 1.5 miAldermorewoodland · under a mileFern Woodwoodland · under a mileAthelhampton House and Gardenshistoric site · 5.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
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 201935 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202626 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 5.5 · 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
Broadband68% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,567 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation128 m420 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 106 to 222 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBlandford Community Hospital7.9 miGP surgeryMilton Abbas Surgery2.9 miPharmacyAutomeds Pharmacy LTD4.6 miDentistDental Surgery6.6 miPolice stationSturminster Newton Police Station7.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryCheselbourne Village Schoolages 3-9, 49 pupils1.7 miCollegeCoastland College14.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH22 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS42 miRailway stationMoreton (Dorset)8.6 miBus stationBus StationYeovil15 miFerryWeymouth Ferry Terminal16 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationDorchester6.2 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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