Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:52 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:07 am – 4:02 pm
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People7,944 residentsin the Downton & Morgan's Vale census areaMedian age 51.73,349 households78% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright7% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,695 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 56% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% 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 8°C, lows 2°C845 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November48 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)
Parks and green spacesLongclose Parkpark · under a mileDownton Millennium Greenpark · under a mile · 5 haBrian Whitehead Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 2 haWoodgreen Commonpark · 2.4 mi · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Apr 198441 mi away, Nr Weymouth, DorsetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Feb 202449 mi away, Middlezoy, 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 low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.4 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband63% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,440 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation38 m125 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 34 to 88 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSalisbury District Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryDownton Surgeryunder a milePharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacyunder a mileDentistThe Borough Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryThe Trafalgar School at Downtonages 11-16, 808 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDownton CofE VA Primary Schoolages 4-11, 272 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMorgan's Vale and Woodfalls Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 109 pupils1.8 miCollegeBrockenhurst College14.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH15 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS49 miRailway stationSalisbury5.8 miBus stationBus StationRomsey11 miFerrySouthampton Vehicle Ferry TerminalEastern Docks17 miBus stops20 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SP5 postcode district.
