West Parley

18°COvercast

• Today: 21° / 17° · 68% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 18° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:28

12h 50m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Bournemouth, United Kingdom

70 reported · July 2026▲ 3% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour21
• Violence & sexual offences19
• Other theft7
• Criminal damage & arson6

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)

295 food businesses within 2 miles

• 255 rated 4–5 ★ (235 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Bournemouth (5.0 km)
• 18 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: 189.9p · Asda (7.5 km)

26 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

71 charging locations within ~8 km

• 28 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Lidl West Parley (1.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms1
• Sports pitches7
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds6

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

• In a conservation area (West Parley Conservation Area)
• Within the Green Belt
• 15 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

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
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens10
• Restaurants & cafés13

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

20,515 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

122 jobs advertised · £37,283 avg

e.g. Roadside Vehicle Mechanic, Roadside Technician - Bournemouth, Roadside Vehicle Technician

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

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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  Northbourne, Bournemouth · 0.8 km

  Northbourne is a suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset in England. It is in the north of the town and borders Ensbury Park.

• Plowman's Railroad · 1.1 km

  Plowman's Railroad operates the collection of 7+1⁄4 in gauge American outline steam and diesel locomotives from the former Dobwalls Adventure Park and is located at Plowmans Garden Nursery & Plant Centre Ltd, West…

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  Dudsbury Camp · 1.4 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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  Parley Common · 1.5 km

  Parley Common is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) on the edge of Ferndown in Dorset, England. The majority land owner is the Canford Estate, but among the other owners are the Diocese of Salisbury, Dorset…

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  Holy Epiphany Church, Muscliff · 1.6 km

  The Holy Epiphany Church is a church in the Muscliff area of Bournemouth, Dorset, England.

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  Redhill, Bournemouth · 1.7 km

  Redhill is a northern suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset in England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)