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County or areaDorset
Postcode districtBH20
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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°C867 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November35 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 9°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 16°CONovember: 5 to 12°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksTurner's Covebay · 1.0 miBlue Poollake · 1.8 miGigger's Islandisland · 1.4 miHyde Hillhill · 1.0 miKeysworth Pointheadland · 2.0 miCreech Bottomvalley · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesJohn Procter Memorial Groundplaying field · under a mile · 7 haNorthmoor Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 2 haCorfe Commonpark · 3.3 mi · 95 haHam Commonpark · 3.9 mi · 28 haSource: 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 201949 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202639 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 4.2 · PM2.5 5.3 · 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
Elevation9 m30 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 31 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWareham Community Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryWareham Surgery1.2 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistPurbeck Dental Care1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryStoborough Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 195 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWareham St Mary Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 165 pupils1.3 miSecondaryThe Purbeck Schoolages 11-18, 1,022 pupils1.4 miCollegeThe Bournemouth and Poole College6.7 miUniversityArts University Bournemouth9.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH13 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS56 miRailway stationWareham1.5 miBus stationBus StationPoole5.8 miFerryPoole Ferry TerminalLower Hamworthy5.0 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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