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County or areaPoole
Postcode districtBH13
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min4:54 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:06 am – 4:04 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,540 residentsin the Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & Sandbanks census areaMedian age 60.74,323 households77% of homes owner-occupied57% owned outright2% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate42% of adults are economically active, 3,043 in work, 48% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, professional and scientific services 8%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 43% go by car, 5% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle76% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C863 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November26 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 9°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 11 to 19°CSOctober: 9 to 16°CONovember: 6 to 12°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksShell Baybay · under a mileShore Roadbeach · 1.1 miEast Lakelake · 1.2 miWest Lakelake · 1.3 miKnoll Beachbeach · 1.3 miBramble Bush Baybay · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesEvening Hillpark · 1.2 miWhitecliff Harbourside Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 26 haCanford Cliffs Village Pocket Parkpark · 1.6 miParkstone Golf Coursegolf course · 1.7 mi · 55 haBaden-Powell Outdoor Centresports ground · 1.5 miBlake Dean Allotmentsallotments · 1.9 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 198425 mi away, Nr Weymouth, DorsetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202645 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: 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 6.4 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 7.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband72% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,849 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation3 m10 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 14 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Ann's Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryFreo Wellbeing Service3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.8 miDentistDental On The Banks1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLilliput Church of England Infant Schoolages 4-7, 343 pupils1.7 miSecondaryPoole High Schoolages 11-18, 1,891 pupils3.2 miCollegeThe Bournemouth and Poole College2.9 miUniversityArts University Bournemouth4.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH8.1 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS59 miRailway stationParkstone (Dorset)2.7 miBus stationSeldown Coach StationPoole2.6 miFerrySandbanks Ferry Terminalunder a mileBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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