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Ferndown

Ferndown is the largest settlement in East Dorset.It's town centre houses a modern shopping complex, large playing fields and sports facilities, and internationally famous Ferndown Golf Club.

Communications

Ferndown is well positioned near to the A31 Trunk road, together with good access to Bournemouth and Poole. The town is in close proximity to Bournemouth Airport.

Education

Ferndown pyramid area: 
10 primary schools, 3 middle schools,
1 upper school.
The secondary school for the area
Ferndown Upper School
(983 pupils- 2011)

For more information on Ferndown Upper School (opens in a new window)  

Commercial land

Between 1994-10, 14.4 hectares of land has been developed in Ferndown. The total area of land with permission or allocated in the local plan is 10.3 hectares.

Crime

Domestic burglaries

Rate per 1,000 households

Area2002/032003/042004/052005/062006/072007/082008/2009 2009/10
Ferndown (inc West Parley)
5.53.48.12.15.3n/a1.91.5
DCC Dorset
6.66.66.55.74.4n/a
4.1
3.8
South West
14.812.310.78.98.4n/a
8.2
7.6
England and Wales
20.018.6 (GB)14.413.513.1n/a
12.2
11.6

Note: Due to small numbers of burglary rates for small geographical areas, for example towns, it can vary significantly from year to year.
Source: Dorset County Council

Other sources of crime data

Access the  Police crime mapping Ferndown (opens in a new window) where you can find crime data on a month by month basis (starting December 2010) mapped to neighbourhood and street level. This looks at the crime types of burglary, anti-social behaviour, robbery, vehicle crime, violent crime and other crime. Note this comprehensive and up-to-date database only looks at numbers of crimes and not crime rates for individual crimes. It does give an overall crime rate (per 1,000 people) for the neighbourhood.

Population

Latest population figure (2010 mid year estimate) for the town (Ferndown Parish) is 17,800

Year
1921
1931
1951
1961
1971
1981
1991
2001
Census population
(enumerated)
1,860
2,500
4,200
6,530
11,750
15,470
15,930
16,080


Housing growth

Year
98
99
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007200820092010
Housing development
19
25
28
126
215
94
74
39
61
38262134

Note: Figures allow for losses from re-development etc. Method revised 2009

The 2001 Census records 7,609 dwellings in Ferndown.
Since 2001, a further 602 units have been built giving a total of 8,211. At March 2010 a further 164 units have permission and 60 are allocated in the local plan.

Index of deprivation, 2007

(Figures show SOA ranking out of 247 SOAs in Dorset with 1 being the most deprived)

SOA
Multiple
Income
Employment
Health
Education &Skills
Housing & Services
Crime
Living
Ferndown Coppice & Clayford
178
128
152
182
101
98
229
211
Ferndown Glenmoor
231
218
187
216
219
209
233
188
Ferndown Golf Links North
230
208
178
219
215
231
148
213
Ferndown Leeson
190
211
142
178
68
106
231
228
Ferndown Pennington's161648596126232206207
Ferndown Pinewood 
233
243
195
236
206
150
240
230
Ferndown St Marys
111
76
34
90
100
234
27
173
Ferndown The Warren
187
142
107
167
177
134
215
210
Ferndown Tricketts Cross
38
16
25
80
34
139
45
181
Ferndown Tricketts Cross East
15
6
31
64
8
66
31
115
Longham
211
167
189
229
168
169
122
164
Parley
246
239
236
245
214
213
236
244
Parley Cross
216
202
148
175
144
208
146
209

SOA - Super Output Area (minimum 400 households or 1,000 population)

Index of deprivation, 2010

SOAMultiple Income Employment Health

Education &
 Skills

Housing &
Services
Crime Living
Ferndown Coppice & Clayford173 117 181 156 79 95 177 207
Ferndown Glenmoor240 230 227 196 224 185 236 212
Ferndown Golf Links North243 218 201 233 235 236 189 214
Ferndown Leeson192 166 177 228 65 102 172 216
Ferndown Pennington's113 52 43 93 89 233 182 204
Ferndown Pinewood231 238 154 204 204 161 244 227
Ferndown St Marys149 87 51 121 135 244 136 168
Ferndown The Warren185 124 128 169 189 126 233 175
Ferndown Tricketts Cross27 18 28 47 10 123 102 166
Ferndown Tricketts Cross East21 10 33 145 3 58 128 121
Longham202 186 167 213 160 144 66 187
Parley244 237 225 245 200 192 218 237
Parley Cross217 221 195 191 133 176 135 172

Please see The Index of Deprivation, 2010 for detailed information and mapping. 

Source:DCLG

Average house prices

Dwelling typeAverage Price  July - Sept 2009Average Price  July - Sept 2010 July - Sept 2010 (sales)
Detached£324,068£365,54074
Semi-detached£219,342£238,1427
Terraced£169,562£207,44910
Flats/maisonettes£175,261£207,25432

Land Registry average prices (Prices may be affected by low number of sales). Figures relate to postcode sectors BH22 8, BH22 9

Area


Approx 'built-up' area = 700 hectares (1,730 acres)

Local authority revenue

Council tax band D for Yearcouncil tax payable
11/12£1,641.13
 10/11
£1,640.99
 09/10
£1,589.71
 08/09
£1,528.60
 07/08
£1,462.83
 06/07
£1,395.31
 05/06
£1,326.08
04/05
£1,274.90
03/04
£1,197.25
02/03
£1,050.16
01/02
£949.03
 00/01
£894.80
 99/00
£851.20


Second/Holiday and Empty Homes, 2011

Total dwellings on Council Tax Register8,350
Total number of second homes65
Second homes as a % of total dwellings
0.77
Total number of long term empty properties55
Empty homes as a % of total dwellings
0.63

Source: Council Tax Register (parish figure, rounded)

Population 2010: Mid Year Estimates, ONS

Gender breakdown
DCC Dorset
Ferndown
Totals
404,790
17,800
Males
196,420
8,430
Females
208,370
9,370


Age structure (%): 2010 Mid Year Estimates, ONS

Age Range
DCC Dorset
Ferndown
0-15
17.0
13.8
16+17
2.7
2.2
18-44
25.4
22.1
45-59
20.9
19.7
60-84
30.0
36.4
85+
3.9
5.8


Ethnicity (%) -2001 Census

Ethnicity
DCC Dorset
Ferndown
White British
96.8
97.3
BME
3.2
2.7


Health - 2001 Census

Health category
DCC Dorset
Ferndown
% with Long-term Illness / Disability
19.2
21.2
Health: % Good
68.1
66.0
Health: % Not Good
8.4
9.0
% Providing Unpaid Care
10.8
11.4


Poverty Indicators: Housing/Council Tax Benefit: 2009

Benefit populationDCC DorsetFerndown
as a % of total town population13.611.5


Socio-economic classifications: 2010 ACORN

ClassificationDCC DorsetFerndown
% Wealthy Achievers40.1

56.0

% Urban Prosperity7.10.3
% Comfortably Off33.230.8
% Moderate Means9.24.9
% Hard Pressed10.28.1
% unclassified0.20.0

ACORN is a geodemographic segmentation of the UK's population which segments small neighbourhoods, postcodes, or consumer households into five categories, 17 groups and 56 types.
The five higher level categories, wealthy achievers, urban prosperity, comfortably off, moderate means and hard pressed are shown above.

A full profile of the town is available including maps of the five wards.  You can access the  Ferndown ACORN profile (pdf, 1Mb) (opens in a new window)  for this information.

Retail profile - total town floorspace

91shops/103,000sq.ft. (2005)
(excludes 'out of town shops')

Town centre:

Mainly local shops but includes nationals such as Boots, Iceland and Tesco.

Catchment population:

The shopping catchment for Ferndown (major food shopping) extends under 2 miles in a N,S,E,& W direction. The population within the catchment is around 28,100 (mid 2001).

Library - Number of issues of books

Library2007-082008-092009-102010-11
Ferndown230,889219,886209,631190,233
West Moors Mobilen/a25,92124,17221,445


Industrial estates

Ferndown Industrial estate (45.0h), Uddens Trading Estate (4.3h), East Dorset Trade Park (13.5ha)

Unemployment % (persons) - Ferndown and West Parley

Year
Male
Female
Total
July 1998
2.2 (65)
1.5 (34)
1.9 (99)
July 1999
2.2 (65)
1.4 (31)
1.8 (96)
July 2000
2.1 (64)
0.8 (18)
1.6 (82)
July 2001
1.5 (46)
0.4 (10)
1.1 (56)
July 2002
1.5 (48)
0.5 (13)
1.1 (61)
July 2003
1.3 (43)
0.5 (12)
0.9 (55)
July 2004
0.9 (49)
0.3 (17)
0.6 (66)
July 2005
1.0 (53)
0.5 (28)
0.8 (81)
July 2006
1.1 (56)
0.4 (25)
0.7 (81)
July 20070.9 (48)0.3 (18)0.6 (66)
July 20081.0 (55)0.5 (30)0.8 (85)
July 20093.2 (171)1.0 (59)2.1 (230)
July 20102.2 (116)0.9 (49)1.5 (165)


(Of July 2009 unemployment figures, the long term unemployed = 6.1%)
(Of July 2010 unemployment figures, the long term unemployed = 15.3%)

2009 employment

Total number of people working in the town: 11,300  Number of firms (excluding the self-employed):980

Work pattern/gender categorypercentage
Full-time
69%
Part-time
31%
Type of employment
%
Manufacturing and other non service
20
Construction
7
Accommodation & Food Service activities5
Other Services4
Distribution including motor
28
Finance and business services
21
Public administration, Ed and Health
15

Source: Annual Source: Business Register and Employment Survey, 2009, ONS


Major employers

Dorset County Council, Dorset Health Authority, Synergy Housing Association, Haskins Garden Centre, Marden Edwards, Keith Spicer Ltd, Sainsburys, Tesco.

Traffic Counts in the wider Ferndown area - annual average daily traffic

RoadLocationAADF (Annual Average Daily Traffic)Percentage Growth Since
No.1983199020002005200820092010200920082005200019901983
1 Year2 year5 Years10 Years20 Years27 Years
A31(T)Ferndown By Pass (West)Not Built18,60030,00029,20028,10028,20027,600-2%-2%-5%-8%48%n/a
C50Stapehill17,80011,40011,20011,10010,60010,80010,500-3%-1%-5%-6%-8%-41%
B3072South of Three Legged Cross5,5007,9008,30010,2009,3009,4009,4000%1%-8%13%19%71%
A31(T)St.Leonards21,10033,70044,20046,70045,80046,10045,200-2%-1%-3%2%34%114%
B3073East Parley10,50014,90018,70020,50020,30019,60019,7001%-3%-4%5%32%88%
A347New Road, West Parley14,60019,10020,30022,00022,00022,40021,800-3%-1%-1%7%14%49%
A348Longham20,80022,60021,20023,60023,80022,20021,900-1%-8%-7%3%-3%5%
B3073Ham Lane, Canford Bottom8,00010,60011,50012,50013,30011,80012,1003%-9%-3%5%14%51%

Source: DCC Environment Directorate June 2011

Local authorities

Dorset County Council
County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1XJ
01305 221000

East Dorset District Council
Furzehill, Wimborne, Dorset BH22 9EN 
01202 886201

Town Council
Mr Ian Jones, King George V Pavilion, Peter Grant Way,
Ferndown, Dorset BH22 9EN 01202 892249 enquiries@ferndown.gov.uk

Useful Websites

Ferndown Town Council (opens in a new window)

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