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County or areaHampshire
Postcode districtSP6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:53 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:07 am – 4:03 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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°C924 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November56 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 1 to 9°CFMarch: 2 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 18°CMJune: 9 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 11 to 22°CASeptember: 9 to 20°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksTinkers Crosshistoric site · 1.2 miBridge Lakelake · under a mileAlder Lakelake · under a mileCastle Hill View Point New Forestcastle · 3.0 miBreamore Househistoric site · 3.1 miBonfire Hillhill · 1.2 miChannel Hillhill · 1.6 miStephen's Castlecastle · 4.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSweatfords Water Meadowpark · 1.2 miForest Edgepark · 1.6 miHyde Commonpark · 3.1 mi · 53 haFry's Field Allotmentsallotments · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 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 8 Feb 202648 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: 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 4.2 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 8.4 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
Elevation54 m177 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 29 to 82 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFordingbridge Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryFordingbridge Surgery3 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyFordingbridge Chemist1.5 miDentistHighfield House (Dental Surgery)1.3 miPolice stationHampshire & Isle of Wight ConstabularyFordingbridge1.4 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Fordingbridge1.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentIndependentForres Sandle Manor Schoolages 2-16, 197 pupilsunder a milePrimaryFordingbridge Junior Schoolages 7-11, 217 pupils1.4 miSecondaryThe Burgate School and Sixth Formages 11-18, 1,073 pupils1.6 miCollegeBrockenhurst College13.5 miUniversityBournemouth University13.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH11 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS50 miRailway stationSalisbury9.5 miBus stationBournemouth UniversityTalbot Heath14 miFerryTuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing14 miBus stops6 within a mileEV chargingMerFordingbridge1.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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