Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min4:53 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:05 am – 4:03 pm
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People7,404 residentsin the Barton on Sea census areaMedian age 65.33,545 households88% of homes owner-occupied68% owned outright2% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate38% of adults are economically active, 2,534 in work, 54% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 11%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 56% go by car, 1% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 2°C839 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November32 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBarton on Seabeach · under a mileBarton Cliffcliffs · under a mileChristchurch Baybay · 1.1 miGreat Ballard Lakelake · 1.6 miHighcliffe Beachbeach · 1.8 miHordle Cliffcliffs · 2.0 miHurst Castlecastle · 4.3 miNew Forest Airfields Memorialhistoric site · 4.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBarton Commonpark · under a mile · 16 haBarton on Sea Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 79 haBallard Water Meadowpark · 1.6 mi · 7 haNea Meadowspark · 2.2 mi · 6 haNew Milton Recreation Centresports ground · 1.0 miWalkford Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Apr 198437 mi away, Nr Weymouth, DorsetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202536 mi away, English ChannelSource: 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 4.5 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 7.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband74% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,474 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation33 m108 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 0 to 37 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMilford On Sea War Memorial Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryBarton Surgery6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistNew Milton Dental Care1.0 miPolice stationChristchurch Police Station5.4 miCash machineNatWestHighcliffe1.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 2 independent, 1 otherIndependentDurlston Schoolages 2-16, 262 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNew Milton Infant Schoolages 4-7, 167 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Arnewood Schoolages 11-18, 839 pupils1.0 miCollegeBrockenhurst College7.2 miUniversityBournemouth University10.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH8.3 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS64 miRailway stationNew Milton1.4 miBus stationBus StationYarmouth7.4 miFerryMudeford Quay Ferry LandingStanpit3.5 miBus stops46 within a mileCar parkMarine Drive West car parkNew Milton2 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationNew Milton2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BH25 postcode district.
