Local servicesHospitalSt Leonards Hospital4.6 miGP surgeryCornerways Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyPoulner Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistNorthfield Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryPoulner Infant School and Nurseryages 2-7, 207 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPoulner Junior Schoolages 7-11, 265 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryRingwood School Academyages 11-18, 1,592 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBrockenhurst College9.0 miUniversityBournemouth University9.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH5.9 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS55 miRailway stationHinton Admiral7.4 miBus stationBus StationBoscombe9.2 miFerryChristchurch Quay Ferry LandingMillhams8.6 miBus stops40 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BH24 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min4:53 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:06 am – 4:03 pm
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People7,223 residentsin the Ringwood North & Ibsley census areaMedian age 50.52,897 households83% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright5% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,312 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 54% go by car, 6% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher14% 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 9°C, lows 2°C908 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November58 days of air frost, 17 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 landmarksNorthfield Lakelake · under a mileKingfisher Lakelake · under a mileBigsburn Hillhill · 1.1 miShobley Bottomvalley · 1.3 miWater Slade Bottomvalley · 1.3 miWash Pitpond · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHightown Commonpark · 1.0 mi · 9 haDr Little Gardenspark · under a mileBickerley Commonpark · 1.1 mi · 3 haCarvers Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haHeadlands Adventure Centresports ground · under a mile · 3 haRingwood Community Hubplaying field · 1.3 mi · 8 haSource: 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 198436 mi away, Nr Weymouth, DorsetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202545 mi away, English ChannelSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.4 · PM2.5 5.8 · PM10 8.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband65% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,986 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation23 m75 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 17 to 64 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
