Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min4:53 am – 9:23 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°C846 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November40 days of air frost, 9 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)
Parks and green spacesNea Meadowspark · 1.3 mi · 6 haBallard Water Meadowpark · 1.5 mi · 7 haRothesay Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 3 haWalkford Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileHighcliffe Castle Golf Clubgolf course · 1.6 mi · 19 haNew Milton Recreation Centresports ground · 1.5 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 198436 mi away, Nr Weymouth, DorsetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202538 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 5.5 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 9.4 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
Elevation41 m135 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 22 to 58 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChristchurch Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryHighcliffe Medical Centre5 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyKamsons Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistHighcliffe Dental Care1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools4 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 1 otherPrimaryHighcliffe St Mark Primary Schoolages 3-11, 651 pupils1.0 miSecondaryHighcliffe Schoolages 11-19, 1,519 pupils1.4 miSecondaryThe Arnewood Schoolages 11-18, 839 pupils1.5 miCollegeBrockenhurst College7.0 miUniversityBournemouth University8.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH6.5 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS62 miRailway stationHinton Admiralunder a mileBus stationBus StationBoscombe6.6 miFerryMudeford Quay Ferry LandingStanpit3.2 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BH23 postcode district.
