Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:52 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:07 am – 4:02 pm
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People10,923 residentsin the Fordingbridge, Rockbourne & Woodgreen census areaMedian age 53.24,863 households72% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright10% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 5,084 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 10%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 55% go by car, 8% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher15% 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°C906 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November60 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksHucklesbrook Lakelake · 1.7 miFrogham Hillhill · under a mileWindmill Hillhill · under a mileHolland Bottomvalley · under a mileBrogenslade Bottomvalley · under a mileIbsley Waterlake · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHyde Commonpark · within reach · 53 haSweatfords Water Meadowpark · 2.0 miForest Edgepark · 2.2 miGodshill Cricket Pitchplaying field · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 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 202548 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 4.5 · PM2.5 5.4 · 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
Broadband68% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,443 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation81 m266 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 33 to 99 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFordingbridge Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryFordingbridge Surgery1.9 miPharmacyFordingbridge Chemist1.8 miDentistHighfield House (Dental Surgery)1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHyde Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 33 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Burgate School and Sixth Formages 11-18, 1,073 pupils2.1 miCollegeBrockenhurst College10.3 miUniversityBournemouth University13.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH10 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS53 miRailway stationAshurst New Forest10 miBus stationBus StationRomsey12 miFerryChristchurch Quay Ferry LandingMillhams13 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SP6 postcode district.
