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County or areaDorset
Postcode districtSP7
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:54 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:09 am – 4:04 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,186 residentsin the Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe census areaMedian age 51.13,934 households77% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright6% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,427 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher14% 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°C903 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November43 days of air frost, 13 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 19°CJJuly: 12 to 22°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 landmarksCastle Rings, Wiltshirecastle · 2.4 miHawker's Hillhill · under a mileLittle Hillhill · 1.1 miForest Oaksforest · 2.6 miStoate's Pondpond · under a mileLatchmore Pondpond · under a mileMotcombe House Plantationswoodland · under a mileWincombe Bottomvalley · 1.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesQueen Elizabeth Fieldpark · under a mile · 10 haBreach Commonpark · 1.5 mi · 7 haThe Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 3 haEnmore Green Gardensallotments · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes22 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201934 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202633 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 3.8 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,025 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation90 m295 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 82 to 167 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWestminster Memorial Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryAbbey View Medical Centre1.9 miPharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistIvy Cross Dental Surgery1.3 miPolice stationDorset PoliceGillingham2.7 miCash machineNatWestShaftesbury1.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryMotcombe CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 146 pupilsunder a mileIndependentPort Regis Preparatory Schoolages 2-13, 305 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryShaftesbury Schoolages 11-18, 782 pupils2.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH24 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS33 miRailway stationGillingham (Dorset)2.6 miBus stationRegal CourtWarminster12 miFerryPoole Quay Ferry Landing24 miBus stops10 within a mileCar parkAngel Lane Car ParkShaftesbury1.6 miEV chargingMerShaftesbury1.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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