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County or areaDorset
Postcode districtDT2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min4:56 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:08 am – 4:06 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C995 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November36 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°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 landmarksMount Pleasant Hengehistoric site · 1.3 miMax Gatehistoric site · 1.5 miMaiden Castlecastle · 2.3 miWhitcombe Hillhill · under a mileMill Streamriver · 1.6 miChapel Hillhill · 1.1 miOverton Islandisland · 2.2 miWakeling Islandisland · 2.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesFordington Greenpark · 2.0 miSalisbury Fieldpark · 2.0 miBorough Gardenspark · 2.3 mi · 2 haSandringham Sports Centresports ground · 1.6 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201939 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202626 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 5.2 · PM10 9.8 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
Elevation60 m197 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 49 to 88 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBmi The Winterbourne Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryFordington Surgery1.9 miPharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy2.0 miDentistSouth Coast Dental Specialists2.1 miPolice stationDorchester Police Station2.1 miCash machineTesco Bank ATMDorchester2.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryBroadmayne First School and Nurseryages 2-9, 139 pupils1.1 miPrimaryManor Park Church of England First Schoolages 2-9, 396 pupils1.5 miSecondarySt Osmund's Church of England Middle Schoolages 9-13, 714 pupils1.6 miCollegeCoastland College5.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH25 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS50 miRailway stationDorchester South2.0 miFerryWeymouth Ferry Terminal6.0 miBus stops2 within a mileCar parkTrinity Street Car ParkDorchester2.2 miEV chargingOsprey Charging StationDorchester1.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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