Longham

17°CPartly Cloudy

• Today: 21° / 13° · 15% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 17° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:30

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Bournemouth, United Kingdom

27 reported · July 2026▼ 13% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour12
• Violence & sexual offences8
• Burglary2
• Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: East Dorset Urban · Dorset

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

686 reported road collisions (2024)

156 killed or seriously injured · 883 casualties · 18.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

190 food businesses within 2 miles

• 178 rated 4–5 ★ (166 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Branksome (6.6 km)
• 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£325,410 average▲ 1.6% YoY

Across Dorset · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,051 average monthly rent▲ 4.8% YoY

• 1 bed £728
• 2 bed £961
• 3 bed £1,184

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

9.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.9 times median annual pay (9.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 158.9p · Esso (10 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · ESSO (8.9 km)

26 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

68 charging locations within ~8 km

• 27 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: EVC The Bridge House Hotel (1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools5
• Sports pitches3
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

379,579 residents in Dorset · 152/km²

• Under 16: 15%
• 16–64: 55%
• 65+: 30%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 197 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

3% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,765 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (23% of 187,680)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

184 schools · 51,332 pupils

119 primary · 18 secondary · 47 other

Ofsted: 68 of 86 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (79%)

158inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Dorset

385 CQC-registered services

• Care homes121
• GP practices59
• Dentists84
• Homecare agencies86
• Hospitals & hospices14

CQC ratings: 96% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Dorset

• Within the Green Belt
• 22 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

662 applications decided

92.4% granted · 612 granted, 50 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Sir Christopher Chope

Conservative

Christchurch

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat / Green coalition

• Lab 2
• Con 30
• LD 42
• Grn 4
• Oth 4

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools2
• GPs & clinics1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens3
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

20,515 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

11 jobs advertised

e.g. Online Computer science Tutor - Part Time, Online Spanish Tutor - Part Time, Online Computer science Tutoring Job in Longham (Dorset) – Flexible Schedule

Source: Adzuna

£737 median full-time weekly pay

2.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£27,403 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

43% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 186,790 certificates

9.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

60% low-carbon electricity

Wind 38% · Gas 25% · Biomass 15% · Imports 15%

125 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.4 yrs women · 82.1 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 65.6 women · 65.3 men

66% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.6
• Feeling worthwhile7.9
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Christchurch:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office316 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership304 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases286 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership273 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test245 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Longham United Reformed Church · 0.0 km

  Longham United Reformed Church is a Grade II listed United Reformed church near Longham near Ferndown in Dorset, England.

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  All Saints Church, Hampreston · 1.2 km

  All Saints Church is the Church of England parish church of Hampreston, Dorset, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.

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  Dudsbury Camp · 1.2 km

  Dudsbury Camp is one of a series of Iron Age earthworks in Dorset, starting from Hambledon Hill, and including Hod Hill, Spetisbury Rings, Buzbury Rings, Badbury Rings and Dudsbury Camp. The Iron Age port at Hengistbu…

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  Hampreston · 1.3 km

  Hampreston is a small village in the civil parish of Ferndown Town in Dorset, southern England. Until 1986 the whole parish took the name of Hampreston, with its population rising from 1,860 in 1921 to 11,750 in 1971.

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  Ferndown Common · 1.5 km

  Ferndown Common is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) on the edge of Ferndown in Dorset, England. It is currently owned by the Wimborne Estate and leased to the Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust (ARC)…

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  West Parley · 1.5 km

  West Parley is a village and civil parish in south-east Dorset, England, situated on the River Stour between Bournemouth and Ferndown and off of the B3073 road. The parish of West Parley covers an area of 4.52 square…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)