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County or areaDorset
Postcode districtBH19
Telephone code01929
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 min8:06 am – 4:05 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,426 residentsin the Swanage census areaMedian age 56.74,512 households70% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright12% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate48% of adults are economically active, 3,753 in work, 40% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, hospitality 12%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 21% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C892 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December15 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 4 to 9°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 10°CMApril: 6 to 13°CAMay: 9 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 18°CJJuly: 13 to 21°CJAugust: 13 to 21°CASeptember: 12 to 19°CSOctober: 9 to 15°CONovember: 6 to 12°CNDecember: 4 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksDurlston Baybay · under a mileSwanage Baybay · 1.0 miDurlston Headheadland · 1.1 miSouth Beachbeach · 2.5 miPurbeck Hillshills · 1.5 miOld Mill Pondpond · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDurlston Country Parkpark · under a mile · 110 haSandpit Fieldpark · under a milePrince Albert Gardenspark · under a mileKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 5 haForres Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 2 haKirkwood Parksports ground · under a mile · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Apr 198423 mi away, Nr Weymouth, DorsetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202646 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 4.9 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 8.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband68% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,786 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation5 m16 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 118 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSwanage Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgerySwanage Medical Practiceright herePharmacyWell3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistRegency Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySwanage Primary Schoolages 2-11, 222 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanageages 4-11, 175 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Swanage Schoolages 11-16, 349 pupils1.0 miCollegeThe Bournemouth and Poole College8.0 miUniversityArts University Bournemouth9.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH13 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS63 miRailway stationCorfe Castle4.5 miBus stationBus StationSwanageunder a mileFerryShell Bay Ferry TerminalStudland4.9 miBus stops42 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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