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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 59 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 August: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C986 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November32 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksRidgeway Hillhill · under a mileKimmeridge Baybay · 1.5 miBlue Poollake · 2.0 miHobarrow Baybay · 1.8 miWest Creech Hillhill · under a mileHen Cliffcliffs · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCorfe Commonpark · 2.7 mi · 95 haLulworth Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 292 haNorthmoor Parkpark · 4.6 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 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 202638 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 3.6 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 8.0 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
Elevation81 m266 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 48 to 198 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWareham Community Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryCorfe Castle Surgery3.0 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy3.9 miDentistPurbeck Dental Care3.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeThe Bournemouth and Poole College9.8 miUniversityArts University Bournemouth12.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH16 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS58 miRailway stationCorfe Castle3.3 miBus stationCoach ParkSwanage7.3 miFerryPoole Ferry TerminalLower Hamworthy8.0 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BH20 postcode district.


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