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County or areaDorset
Postcode districtBH21
Telephone code01925
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:54 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:08 am – 4:04 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,080 residentsin the Sturminster Marshall & Crichel census areaMedian age 52.52,478 households70% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright9% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 2,910 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 58% go by car, 5% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C890 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November49 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCrichel Lakelake · under a mileKnowlton Church and Earthworkshistoric site · 2.2 miHorton Towerhistoric site · 2.4 miMill Hillhill · under a mileBunkers Hillhill · under a mileThe Rookerywoodland · under a milePetty's Coppicewoodland · under a mileFerndown Forestforest · 3.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHaythorne Commonpark · 2.8 miThe Greenpark · 3.7 miDogdeanpark · 4.7 mi · 12 haSource: 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 201945 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202640 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 4.0 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,529 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation63 m207 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 36 to 88 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWimborne Community Hospital5.2 miGP surgeryBlandford Medical Centre5.0 miPharmacyEveryou Pharmacy5.1 miDentistDental Surgery5.0 miPolice stationDorset PoliceWimborne5.4 miCash machineMinistry of Defence (PM / TOIS) (Mirren)5.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryWitchampton Church of England First Schoolages 5-9, 45 pupils1.3 miSecondaryQueen Elizabeth's Schoolages 13-18, 1,375 pupils4.9 miCollegeThe Bournemouth and Poole College10.8 miUniversityBournemouth University10.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH10 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS46 miRailway stationHamworthy11 miBus stationBournemouth UniversityTalbot Heath11 miFerryPoole Quay Ferry Landing12 miBus stops10 within a mileEV chargingMerWimborne Minster5.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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