Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 29 min4:55 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:07 am – 4:05 pm
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People5,057 residentsin the Corfe Castle & Langton Matravers census areaMedian age 57.22,239 households71% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright10% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 2,210 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 11%, hospitality 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 52% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% 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 3°C961 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November32 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksBlue Poollake · under a mileKnowle Hillhill · under a mileHyde Hillhill · 1.0 miTurner's Covebay · 2.4 miCreech Bottomvalley · 1.3 miGigger's Islandisland · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCorfe Commonpark · 1.6 mi · 95 haNorthmoor Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 2 haHam Commonpark · 4.8 mi · 28 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 29 Jan 200449 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.1 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband46% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,631 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation34 m112 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 12 to 73 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWareham Community Hospital2.8 miGP surgeryCorfe Castle Surgery1.5 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2.5 miDentistPurbeck Dental Care2.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryCorfe Castle Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 87 pupils1.7 miSecondaryThe Purbeck Schoolages 11-18, 1,022 pupils2.7 miCollegeThe Bournemouth and Poole College7.2 miUniversityArts University Bournemouth10.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH14 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS57 miRailway stationCorfe Castle1.6 miBus stationCoach ParkSwanage5.9 miFerryPoole Ferry TerminalLower Hamworthy5.5 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BH20 postcode district.
