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County or areaDorset
Postcode districtDT2
Telephone code01485
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min4:56 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:09 am – 4:06 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,206 residentsin the Charlton Down, Cerne Abbas & Puddletown census areaMedian age 52.45,342 households72% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright11% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 5,734 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 10%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 57% go by car, 6% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,186 mm of rain a year, 39 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November53 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 19°CJJuly: 11 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksSherrin's Hillhill · under a milePeak End Hillhill · under a mileChurch Bottomvalley · under a mileLoscombe Bottomvalley · under a mileHalf Moon Coppicewoodland · under a milePark Coppicewoodland · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesKettle Bridge Picnic Sitepark · 2.4 miTibbs Hollow Picnic Sitepark · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201930 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202618 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 3.3 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband56% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,610 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation118 m387 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 103 to 219 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDorset County Hospital6.7 miGP surgeryAmmonite Health Partnership (Maiden Newton Surgery)2.3 miPharmacyAutomeds Pharmacy LTD6.1 miDentistSt John's Dental Practice6.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeYeovil College11.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH30 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS41 miRailway stationMaiden Newton2.1 miBus stationBus StationYeovil11 miFerryWeymouth Ferry Terminal13 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DT2 postcode district.


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