Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min4:53 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:06 am – 4:03 pm
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People6,891 residentsin the Bransgore & Burley census areaMedian age 52.92,879 households81% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright7% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,970 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 53% go by car, 5% walk or cycle46% 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 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C921 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November55 days of air frost, 15 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 landmarksPigsty Hillhill · under a mileShappen Hillhill · under a mileShappen Bottomvalley · under a mileBroadoak Bottomvalley · under a mileHightown Lakelake · 3.0 miHigh Croft Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBurley Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 95 haHightown Commonpark · 2.4 mi · 9 haBickerley Commonpark · 4.0 mi · 3 haArnewood Commonpark · 4.2 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Apr 198438 mi away, Nr Weymouth, DorsetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202542 mi away, English ChannelSource: 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 4.9 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 8.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband64% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,036 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation60 m197 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 42 to 92 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Leonards Hospital6.8 miGP surgeryPark View Surgeryright herePharmacyBoots3.5 miDentistNorthfield Dental Practice3.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBurley Primary Schoolages 4-11, 81 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryRingwood School Academyages 11-18, 1,592 pupils3.9 miCollegeBrockenhurst College5.8 miUniversityBournemouth University10.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH6.8 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS58 miRailway stationSway4.9 miBus stationBus StationBoscombe9.0 miFerryMudeford Quay Ferry LandingStanpit7.3 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BH24 postcode district.
