Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 29 min4:56 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:08 am – 4:06 pm
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People8,023 residentsin the Owermoigne, Broadmayne & Winterbourne census areaMedian age 53.03,516 households74% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright10% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,654 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 10%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle56% 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 higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C911 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November28 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksWally's Lakelake · under a mileUpton Glenglen · under a mileOsmington Hillhill · under a mileRingstead Beachbeach · 2.0 miOvercombe Beachbeach · 2.3 miCoombe Bottomvalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLodmoor Country Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 106 haGreenhill Gardenspark · 3.0 miSt John's Gardenspark · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201942 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202628 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 3.9 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 8.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband55% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,913 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation74 m243 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 28 to 134 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWeymouth Community Hospital3.2 miGP surgeryPreston Road Surgery1.7 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy1.7 miDentistDental Surgery2.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySt Andrew's Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 225 pupils1.9 miSecondaryWey Valley Academyages 11-16, 994 pupils3.4 miCollegeCoastland College3.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH26 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS53 miRailway stationUpwey3.3 miFerryWeymouth Ferry Terminal3.7 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DT3 postcode district.
