Your neighbourhood
Finding your neighbourhood… then we’ll gather the planning register, the map, air quality, flooding and police data.
Your neighbourhood
Finding your neighbourhood… then we’ll gather the planning register, the map, air quality, flooding and police data.
Your neighbourhood
Blandford ward · Dorset Council · North Dorset constituency
See what’s changing, available and important within 1km of DT11 7AA.
1km is about a 12-minute walk; 5km reaches across the wider town.
Gathering your neighbourhood, 0%
0 of 11 sources in. Still waiting on the planning register, police data, air quality, flood warnings, your MP, road collisions, defibrillators, bus routes, schools, care inspections and the local map. Each section below fills in the moment its own source answers. You don’t need to wait for the rest.
Pulling in live information from official sources…
Checking flood warnings, planning deadlines, air quality and nearby services. This usually takes a few seconds, please don’t refresh, it’s loading.
One board, like the one in the village hall: everything happening nearby, whatever the topic, soonest first. Each is tagged with its strand, and the same events appear under their topic further down.
Tuesday 22 September 2026, 7.00pm–8.00pm
CommUNIty Discovery Series - Introduction
Learning & Skills· Inspire Theatre, Fusion Building, Bournemouth University· 22.7km away· Added by a resident
Tuesday 6 October 2026, 7.00pm–8.00pm
CommUNIty Discovery Series - Living Well Active
Learning & Skills· Inspire Theatre, Fusion Building, Bournemouth University· 22.7km away· Added by a resident
Counting what's around this postcode…
Each topic opens with its three most relevant records; the rest are one tap away. Every figure counts what is within 1km of your postcode.
What matters to you?
Tell us what you care about, children, sport, health, community, nature, and we’ll bring that to the front and tuck the rest away. It stays on your device and is never linked to you.
Strand 1
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Strand 2
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Strand 3
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Strand 4
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Strand 5
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Strand 6
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Strand 7
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Information is drawn from public and community sources. Some information is fetched live, while other sources are updated periodically. An empty list means nothing was recorded, not that nothing exists, and anything marked “didn’t load” means we couldn’t ask, which is different again. Nothing here replaces the original publisher.
| Source | Used for | How current |
|---|---|---|
| Environment Agency | Flood alerts and warnings | Live |
| Open-Meteo / Copernicus CAMS | Air quality | Modelled estimate, hourly |
| PlanIt | Planning applications from council portals | Updated periodically, on a delay |
| data.police.uk | Recorded crime | Updated monthly, about two months behind |
Tue 20 Oct · October 20th 2026 7pm-8.15pm
CommUNIty Discovery Series - You Are When You Eat
Learning & Skills· Inspire Theatre, Fusion Building, Bournemouth University· 22.7km away· Added by a resident
Plotting nearby places…
| OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) | Green space, venues, defibrillators, schools, heritage | Updated periodically, volunteer-maintained |
| UK Parliament Members API | Your MP | Updated periodically |
| postcodes.io / ONS | Location, ward, council, constituency | Updated periodically |
| Residents of this area | Events, groups and initiatives | Added by residents, moderated |
Development shapes travel; travel shapes the air; the air shapes health; and today’s decisions shape what the next generation inherits. 6 links measured from this postcode’s own figures — each ends in a question, not a forecast.
DevelopmentaffectsTransport
5
building applications, of 29 in all
1
involve homes
14
tree works, counted apart
5 applications within 2km propose building or changing something, 1 of them involving homes. A further 14 concern trees and are counted separately. They change the canopy, not the traffic.
How might that development affect travel demand on the existing network, and is anyone assessing it cumulatively, or one application at a time?
DevelopmentaffectsNature
90m
to Woodhouse Gardens
3
named green spaces
5
applications in the same radius
Woodhouse Gardens is 90m away, one of 3 named green spaces within 2km. 5 development applications sit inside the same radius.
How are the cumulative effects on that green space and its habitats being considered, and which of these places is actually protected, rather than simply undeveloped for now?
ChildrenaffectsAir quality
5
schools & learning sites
20
air index · good
1.8
NO₂ µg/m³ · the traffic pollutant
5 schools and learning sites within 2km. Air here is good today at 20 on the European index, with nitrogen dioxide. The pollutant most closely tied to vehicles. At 1.8 µg/m³.
How might future traffic and development change the air on the roads those children use twice a day, every day?
Air qualityaffectsHealth
Good
air quality today
20
European air index
1.8
NO₂ µg/m³ · the traffic pollutant
Today's reading is good (20), with nitrogen dioxide, the pollutant most tied to traffic, at 1.8 µg/m³. Air quality is a long-run exposure, not a daily event: what matters for health is the average someone breathes over years, not one good or bad day.
Over years rather than days, what would sustained exposure at this level mean for residents with asthma, COPD or heart conditions, and for children whose lungs are still developing?
Green spaceaffectsWellbeing
3
green spaces
9
places to be active
7
indoor places to gather
3 named green spaces and 9 places to be active within 2km, against 7 indoor places to gather.
How accessible are these spaces to people of different ages and abilities, and are there barriers that prevent some residents from enjoying them?
Places to gatheraffectsConnection
7
halls, centres & churches
90m
to Woodhouse Gardens Pavilion
7 halls, centres and places of worship within 2km, nearest Woodhouse Gardens Pavilion at 90m.
If one of these closed, where would the groups that use it go, and would they survive the move?
This is what Harmony means in practice: people, place and the natural world as one system rather than seven separate files. Pull on any one of these and the others move.
A few seconds’ read for DT11 7AA. Everything in full is in the seven strands below.
Open to commentPlace & Development
Place & Development
T1 - Beech - Fell. — Our Lady Of Lourdes And St Cecilia White Cliff Mill Street Blandford Forum · 350m away · lodged 3 days ago. The council hasn't published a closing date. Its record will have one.
Open to commentPlace & Development
Place & Development
T1 - Willow - Coppice to ground level. T2 - Willow - Coppice to ground level. T3 - Alder - Remove. T4 - Remove failed willow stem that has re-shooted vertically. T5 - No works. T6 - Willow - Coppice to ground level. — Land At Stour Meadows Stour Park Blandford St Mary · 560m away · lodged 7 days ago. The council hasn't published a closing date. Its record will have one.
EventLearning & Skills
Learning & Skills
October 20th 2026 7pm-8.15pm · Inspire Theatre, Fusion Building, Bournemouth University · 22.7km
PublicHealth & Wellbeing
Health & Wellbeing
80m away · 24/7 Access · Blandford Parish Centre
The people elected to speak for this area, from national to neighbourhood.
Your MP
Simon Hoare
Conservative · North Dorset
Contact Simon Hoare(opens in a new tab)How this area voted · 2024 General Election
Pollen and UV from the Open-Meteo forecast; heat is the forecast temperature, not the official alert. The Heat-Health Alerts are issued by UKHSA: check the current alert.
Low
grass 0 grains/m³
Source: Open-Meteo pollen model (CAMS). The band applies to grass pollen, using the Met Office's published thresholds; other species are shown as counts because their banding is not consistently published.
The Department for Education's own register: every state and independent school, not just the mapped ones. Each links to its latest Ofsted report (Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade).
5 schools within 1km, from the Department for Education’s register.
Buildings with statutory protection, from the national register rather than the map.
204 listed buildings within 1km — 8 Grade I, 7 Grade II*, 189 Grade II
Most notable: Coupar House · Grade I · 50m away
How this place has changed: former buildings, previous land uses, monuments, memorials, archaeological sites and museums. The kind of thing residents can add to over time.
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap; statutory listings are held by Historic England
Stories, memories, photographs and history shared by local people. Read by a moderator before it appeared. Open data can say where a building is; only people can say what happened in it.
Know a story, place or photograph we’ve missed? It’s lost the moment nobody writes it down.
No local stories have been added here yet. How a street got its name, what stood on a corner, a photograph in a drawer. Be the first to add one.
Every figure here is measured from the six strands above. Every forward-looking line is a question, not a forecast.
A snapshot of the place we're passing on: the measures that say what sort of place this is to hand over, drawn together from the strands above.
Development pressure
5 applications
Proposing to build or change something, within 2km in the last 90 days. 0 classed as major, 15 of all types still undecided. 14 further applications concern trees and are not counted here.
Green space
3 spaces
Named parks, commons, woodland, heath and allotments within 2km. Nearest is Woodhouse Gardens at 90m.
Places to gather
7
Community centres, halls, social facilities and places of worship within 2km. The rooms a neighbourhood actually meets in.
Learning on the doorstep
4 schools, 1 library
5 education sites within 2km in total, including colleges and universities.
Nearest defibrillator
80m
21 nearby on the national register. In a cardiac arrest, minutes decide the outcome.
Heritage features
3
Monuments, historic buildings, memorials and museums recorded within 2km.
Air quality today
Good (20)
European Air Quality Index, modelled for this location. PM2.5 5.2 µg/m³, NO₂ 1.8 µg/m³.
Play spaces, family facilities and things for children nearby. Playgrounds and skate parks come from the map; children's centres, family hubs and toddler groups are best found through your council's family services, or added by residents below. Schools are under Learning & Skills.
Nothing named is mapped here. Just 7 mapped playgrounds without a name, nearest 380m away.
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); services from the council
Places, activities and opportunities for young people — the gap between a playground and adulthood. Open data maps youth centres and skate parks; youth clubs, teenage activities and schemes like Duke of Edinburgh are best added by people who run them.
No youth centres are mapped nearby yet. If you run a youth club, activity or scheme for teenagers here, add it so families can find it.
How today's decisions shape what this area becomes — population, housing, services, environment. Every line is a question, not a forecast. The three strongest are summarised higher up the page.
Air quality → Health
Today's reading is good (20), with nitrogen dioxide, the pollutant most tied to traffic, at 1.8 µg/m³. Air quality is a long-run exposure, not a daily event: what matters for health is the average someone breathes over years, not one good or bad day.
Over years rather than days, what would sustained exposure at this level mean for residents with asthma, COPD or heart conditions, and for children whose lungs are still developing?
Green space → Wellbeing
3 named green spaces and 9 places to be active within 2km, against 7 indoor places to gather.
How accessible are these spaces to people of different ages and abilities, and are there barriers that prevent some residents from enjoying them?
Places to gather → Connection
7 halls, centres and places of worship within 2km, nearest Woodhouse Gardens Pavilion at 90m.
If one of these closed, where would the groups that use it go, and would they survive the move?
Every figure on this page counts what is within 1km of your postcode, unless it says otherwise.
EventLearning & Skills
Learning & Skills
Tuesday 6 October 2026, 7.00pm–8.00pm · Inspire Theatre, Fusion Building, Bournemouth University · 22.7km
Turnout 68% · majority 1,589 votes. Source: UK Parliament. Vote shares are the record of one election, not a statement about anyone who lives here now.
Worked out from your postcode. If you live very close to a constituency boundary, your address can fall the other side of it — check by address on Parliament’s own site.
Your ward councillors · Blandford
Councillors are the local end of the chain: planning, bins, roads and the council services on this page all answer to them before anyone else. From the council’s own register.
Your Police and Crime Commissioner
Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner
Elected, and separate from the police themselves. They set the force’s budget and priorities and handle complaints about how it is run, which makes them the person to write to about the crime figures further up this page.
Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner(opens in a new tab)Your town or parish council
Blandford Forum
The most local tier of all — town and parish councils look after things like allotments, halls and local green space, and are consulted on planning. No national register lists their members, so search their own site for who sits on it.
Find Blandford Forum’s council(opens in a new tab)Most local decisions are made in public, on a deadline. These are where they're published.
Petitions people here are signing
Official UK Parliament petitions only, ranked by signatures from this constituency. The Government must respond at 10,000 signatures nationally; at 100,000 Parliament considers a debate. Listing a petition is a count, not an endorsement — read it and decide for yourself. Updated daily.
Local news, notices and one-off happenings added by people who live here, checked by a moderator before they appear.
Nothing has been added for this area yet. Open data shows where the village hall is. It can't say the coffee morning is every Thursday at ten.
Add the first one for this areaAdded by residentsSubmitted by residents, moderated before publishing
Pulled automatically from calendars that local groups have connected. They keep their own listings up to date; we just show them.
No local group has connected a calendar to this area yet. If your church, hall, library or club already publishes one, adding it once means its events appear here and stay up to date on their own.
Added by residentsLocal groups' own calendars, refreshed hourly
Charities, CICs, food banks, support groups and residents' associations working in your area. A local organisation is worth knowing about whether or not it has anything on this week, so it lives here in its own right.
No local organisations have been added here yet. The national ones are easy to find online; it’s the small local groups doing brilliant work that are hardest to discover, so this fills up when someone who knows one adds it.
Added by residentsAdded by residents and organisations, moderated before publishing
Places within 1km where you may be able to volunteer, because they are usually run by volunteers, alongside current opportunities added by residents and local organisations. Contact a place directly to ask what help it needs.
Weldmar Hospicecare Trust · Charity shop
Age UK · Charity shop
Naomi House & Jacksplace · Charity shop
Sue Ryder · Charity shop
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap, plus residents
Simple, current requests from local organisations — donations, drivers, raffle prizes, a spare pair of hands. Small things that are easy to help with if you happen to see them.
Nothing is being asked for right now. If you run a local group and need a hand with something, this is the place to say so.
Added by residentsAdded by local organisations, moderated before publishing
Clubs, societies, activities and groups you can join locally — the things that meet regularly and welcome new people, added by residents.
No groups have been added for this area yet. A choir, a running club, a book group, a chess night — if you know one that meets nearby and welcomes newcomers, this is where it goes.
Added by residentsAdded by residents, moderated before publishing
Halls, centres, social facilities and places of worship within 1km.
Woodhouse Gardens Pavilion · Community centre
Corn Exchange · Community centre
The Methodist Curch · Place of worship
methodist
Blandford United Reformed Church · Place of worship
united
St Peter & St Paul C Of E Church · Place of worship
anglican
The Forum Centre · Community centre
Blandford Evangelical Church · Place of worship
evangelical
The old-school suppliers: butcher, baker, greengrocer, farm shop, deli.
Reeves · Bakery
Dorset Larder · Butcher
J Mato & Son · Butcher
Mo-Sa 07:00-17:00
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Theatres, cinemas, arts centres and music venues within 1km.
No theatre, cinema or music venue is mapped within 1km.
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); plus residents and the council
Today's decisions → Future generations
4 schools, 1 library and 3 heritage features within 2km, alongside 15 planning applications still undecided.
The children in those schools will inherit whatever is settled this year. What would they thank us for in 2046, and what would they wish we had asked about?
Everything the open registers record within 1km. Switch a layer off to clear the view, or tap a pin to see what it is.
Loading the street map…
Rings mark 500m, 1km and 2km. Pins are what the open registers record, not everything that is there. A hall nobody has added to OpenStreetMap does not appear.
Source: Historic England, National Heritage List for England. Listing protects a building's special interest in law; the register records what is protected, not what is merely old or well loved.
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
This postcode is in the Blandford Forum and Approaches Conservation Area Conservation Area (designated 1972). That means extra planning controls on things like windows, walls, trees and extensions. What this means.
Conservation areas near you
Updated periodicallyHistoric England, National Heritage List for England; conservation areas via planning.data.gov.uk
Blandford Fashion Museum · Museum
Cavalcade Of Costume
Disused Drinking Fountain · Monument
Blandford Town Museum · Museum
Tu-Sa 10:00-16:00; We off; Mo off; Su off
Your community right now
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
GPs, pharmacies, dentists, hospitals and other health services nearby, grouped by type.
Updated periodicallyNHS/CQC register and OpenStreetMap; inspection ratings are in Care services below
In a cardiac arrest, survival falls with every minute. Worth knowing before you need it, and worth telling a neighbour.
Blandford Parish ChurchReport a problem with Blandford Parish Church80m
Public24/7 Access
Blandford Parish Centre, DT11 7DN
Source: British Heart Foundation.
Show this location on a map(opens in a new tab)Alaska House Dental PracticeReport a problem with Alaska House Dental Practice140m
Public24/7 Access
80 Salisbury Street, DT11 7PS
Source: British Heart Foundation.
Show this location on a map(opens in a new tab)Blandford Masonic HallReport a problem with Blandford Masonic Hall270m
Public24/7 Access
Blandford Masonic Hall, DT11 7AW
Source: British Heart Foundation.
Show this location on a map(opens in a new tab)AzetsReport a problem with Azets300m
PublicVaried Access
Badger House, DT11 7QD
Source: British Heart Foundation.
Show this location on a map(opens in a new tab)Blandford Bowling ClubReport a problem with Blandford Bowling Club430m
Public24/7 Access
Bowling Pavilion Recreation Ground, DT11 7DD
Source: British Heart Foundation.
Show this location on a map(opens in a new tab)16 more within 1km, 9 of them behind restricted access.
Source: British Heart Foundation. From The Circuit, the national defibrillator network, as published on 3 August 2026. It is a monthly snapshot, not a live feed, and a device can be moved or go out of service between releases. Community Connect is not endorsed by or affiliated with the British Heart Foundation.
Always call 999 first. The call handler will tell you where the nearest accessible unit is and give you its access code.
Updated periodicallyThe Circuit via the British Heart Foundation, refreshed monthly; supplemented by OpenStreetMap
Care homes, homecare providers and CQC ratings. Every one must register with the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them.
15 CQC-registered care services within 1km · 6 with a published rating
Source: Care Quality Commission. Ratings are the Care Quality Commission's own, from its most recent inspection of each service; each link opens the full CQC report. Many registered services, including most dental practices, are not given a rating at all.
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
Updated periodicallyCare Quality Commission, refreshed monthly
Leisure centres, swimming pools, gyms, sports pitches and courts, running tracks, skate parks and outdoor gyms within 1km. Walking and cycling groups are usually resident-run — add one below if you know it.
Blandford Rugby Club · Sports pitch
Blandford Leisure Centre · Sports centre
Blandford Skate Park · Sports pitch
Plus 6 other mapped swimming pools without a name, nearest 560m away.
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Local and national support, advice and services for your wellbeing.
Someone to talk to whatever you're going through, day or night, free to call.
Where to get NHS help, including self-referral to talking therapies without seeing a GP first.
Information and support for anyone facing a mental health problem.
Free, confidential 24/7 support by text: text SHOUT to 85258.
The Campaign Against Living Miserably, for anyone who is struggling or in crisis.
Advice and support if you look after a family member or friend.
Help after someone dies, for however long grief takes.
Honest information about drugs, and confidential help to stop.
Free, confidential support with alcohol, drugs or mental health, in person and online.
Practical advice and emotional support on any issue disabled people face.
Befriending and a friendly ear for older people who feel isolated.
Ask your GP surgery about a link worker who can connect you to local activities and support.
Free, 24-hour helpline run by Refuge. You do not have to be in crisis to call.
Confidential help for men experiencing domestic abuse.
Free advice on money, benefits, debt, work, housing and consumer problems.
The Trussell Trust's national finder. Most food banks need a referral, explained on the page.
Emergency help and advice if you are homeless or at risk of losing your home.
Free NHS checks, screening programmes and vaccinations, and who is eligible for each.
A free mid-life check-up for adults aged 40 to 74, spotting early signs of stroke, heart disease, diabetes and more.
Who is invited, how often, and how to book. Offered to women and people with a cervix aged 25 to 64.
Routine mammograms, offered to women aged 50 up to their 71st birthday.
A home test kit sent automatically to everyone aged 50 to 74.
The full NHS schedule, from childhood jabs to flu, COVID, shingles and travel vaccines.
Information about NHS 111, emergency care and when to call 999. In a life-threatening emergency, always call 999. These official routes work wherever you are and never depend on this page being up to date.
A life is at risk, a crime is in progress, or there is a fire. Call, don't look it up.
Urgent medical help when it isn't life-threatening — day or night, they tell you where to go.
A&E, urgent treatment centres and minor injuries units, and when to use each.
Nearest open pharmacy, including late and weekend opening, by postcode.
Report online, or call 101 when it isn't an emergency. Always 999 if it is.
Report a crime anonymously. They never trace calls or take your name.
Fire safety, a free home safety visit, and what to do about a hazard.
Nearest stations, for reference
Police: Blandford Police Station, 640m away. Fire: Dorset Fire & Rescue, 500m away. Stations are not for emergencies, always dial 999.
Source: Get Information About Schools (DfE); reports from Ofsted. Ofsted stopped giving schools single-word ratings in September 2024, and the official register no longer carries one. Each school's link opens its Ofsted reports page, where the full inspection reports live.
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
Updated periodicallyGet Information About Schools (DfE), refreshed monthly
Further and higher education across the whole of BCP, not just your immediate area — BU, AUB and Bournemouth & Poole College serve the entire conurbation.
South West Regional Assessment Centre · College
Shaftsbury Millie College · College
The Bournemouth and Poole College · College
Arts University Bournemouth · University
Bournemouth University · University
Bournemouth University (Talbot Campus) · University
Cambian Wing College · College
Bournemouth University (Lansdowne Campus) · University
Health Services University · University
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), across BCP
Find local courses, adult education and ways to learn something new. These are national services you search for your own area, so they cover the whole of BCP.
Search thousands of courses across the country, from adult education to professional qualifications.
Free level-3 qualifications for eligible adults, funded by the government.
Free online courses in numeracy, digital and workplace skills.
Flexible distance learning, from free short courses on OpenLearn to full degrees.
Free talks, first aid training, digital skills, environmental education. Added by whoever runs them, and shown right across BCP.
CommUNIty, in partnership with Bournemouth University, brings people together through FREE inspiring community events. Discover expert speakers, learn something new, meet new people and explore a wide range of topics in a relaxed, welcoming environment.Join us for a fascinating and evidence based talk from Dr Sumanto Haldar of Bournemouth University, exploring the growing science of chrononutrition, how the timing of our meals may influence our health. We often think about what we eat but could when we eat be just as important? Dr Haldar will explore: Why the timing of our food intake matters How our body clock interacts with eating and nutrition What research tells us about the relationship between meal timing, diet and health Whether changing when we eat could help support better health
CommUNIty, in partnership with Bournemouth University, brings people together through FREE inspiring community events. Discover expert speakers, learn something new, meet new people and explore a wide range of topics in a relaxed, welcoming environment. Could moving more transform your health without setting foot in a gym? Join health, fitness and wellbeing educator Layne Hamerston as he shares simple, evidence-based ways to become more active, boost your energy, improve your wellbeing and create healthy habits that last. Packed with practical advice and easy-to-follow tips, this inspiring session is suitable for all ages and abilities.
CommUNIty is a partnership between the Talbot Village Residents’ Association and Bournemouth University, bringing people together through free, engaging community learning. Our aim is to make university knowledge accessible to everyone, creating opportunities to learn, discover new interests and build stronger, more connected communities. Thinking about joining one of our events? This introductory evening is the perfect place to start. Discover how CommUNIty was created, hear about the inspiring programme of talks and activities already delivered, and explore what’s planned for the future. Meet the people behind the initiative, learn how you can get involved, and help shape future topics as we continue bringing communities together through learning.
Organising one of these? To change a date or cancel it, use report this on the entry and a moderator will update it. One-off events are removed automatically the day after they take place.
Libraries, learning centres and other places to learn nearby. Schools, colleges and universities have their own blocks above.
Blandford Library · Library
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Finding work, careers advice and support back into employment. National services that cover the whole of BCP; local job fairs and support can be added below.
Free, impartial careers advice, skills assessments and a course finder, for any age.
The government's job search, listing vacancies across the country.
Support finding work, and help if you are claiming benefits while looking.
Your rights, and the help available, if you have been made redundant.
Learning while you earn, and technical routes into work. Particularly worth knowing for young people who don't want the university route.
Search and apply for apprenticeships across England, from intermediate to degree level.
Apprenticeship options explored alongside university choices, with how-to guides.
Two-year technical courses for 16 to 19 year-olds, combining study with a work placement.
20
Air quality index
Good on the European scale
0
Live flood warnings
In force within 20km
Water supply across this area is split between companies. Bournemouth Water has no hosepipe ban; Wessex Water (much of Poole) and South West Water (parts of Dorset) do have bans in force.
Check which company supplies your address to see whether a ban applies.
Bournemouth Water ↗Wessex Water checker ↗South West Water hosepipe ban ↗
Water companies announce hosepipe bans on their own pages; there is no single official feed. Checked 10 September 2026. Always confirm with your supplier before relying on it.
Source: Open-Meteo air quality model (CAMS). The air quality figure is modelled for this area from monitoring and weather data, not measured on your street.
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
No monitored storm overflow into a river near you has discharged in the last week.
2 monitored storm overflows within 1km. None is discharging right now.
Source: Environment Agency; water companies via the Storm Overflow Hub; The Rivers Trust. Bathing water classifications are the Environment Agency's, from four years of samples. Overflow status is each water company's own live monitor data, published to the national Storm Overflow Hub. The Environment Agency does not routinely sample E. coli on these river points, so the live sewage-discharge status is the honest signal for a river.
Parks, nature reserves, commons, woodland and allotments within 1km. Some green space, like a stretch of woodland, has no name on the map; it still shows in the list below even though it isn't counted above.
Plus 17 other mapped places without a name, nearest 90m away.
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Sites of Special Scientific Interest, nature reserves, protected habitats, European wildlife designations and ancient woodland near you. Dorset's heaths make this an unusually rich area.
Updated periodicallyNatural England and others via planning.data.gov.uk
No Environment Agency flood alerts or warnings are in force within 20km right now. That says nothing about long-term risk to this address.
LiveEnvironment Agency flood service
Bottle banks, textile and can points and recycling centres within 1km. For household waste centres, bulky-item collections and what goes in which bin, use your council.
Nothing named is mapped here. Just 2 mapped recycling points without a name, nearest 320m away.
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); council pages for centres and collections
Woodhouse Gardens · Park
Stour Meadows · Common
Pigeon Close Play Park · Park
Lodged within 1km in the last 90 days, newest first. Each links to your council's own record, where the comment deadline is stated.
29 planning applications within 1km in the last 90 days.
TreesUndecided · Trees
T1 - Beech - Fell.
Our Lady Of Lourdes And St Cecilia White Cliff Mill Street Blandford Forum · 350m away · Lodged 14 Sept 2026 · Ref P/TRC/2026/05053
TreesUndecided · Trees
T1 - Willow - Coppice to ground level. T2 - Willow - Coppice to ground level. T3 - Alder - Remove. T4 - Remove failed willow stem that has re-shooted vertically. T5 - No works. T6 - Willow…
T1 - Willow - Coppice to ground level. T2 - Willow - Coppice to ground level. T3 - Alder - Remove. T4 - Remove failed willow stem that has re-shooted vertically. T5 - No works. T6 - Willow - Coppice to ground level.
Land At Stour Meadows Stour Park Blandford St Mary · 560m away · Lodged 10 Sept 2026 · Ref P/TRC/2026/04995
Undecided · Heritage
Carry out internal and external alterations including installation of air conditioning condensers
21 Market Place Blandford Forum DT11 7AF · 120m away · Lodged 9 Sept 2026 · Ref P/LBC/2026/04707
TreesUndecided · Trees
Plum - Remove.
20 Albert Street Blandford Forum DT11 7HZ · 430m away · Lodged 8 Sept 2026 · Ref P/TRC/2026/04954
Undecided · Heritage
Remove existing North-East aspect lean to roof covering and set aside for re-use. Replace 4no existing roof windows with a pair of Conservation roof windows. Re-roof with the salvaged roof…
Remove existing North-East aspect lean to roof covering and set aside for re-use. Replace 4no existing roof windows with a pair of Conservation roof windows. Re-roof with the salvaged roof covering and insulate the vaulted ceiling with Sheep's wool insulation
Source: PlanIt, collecting council planning registers on a delay. Counts are of applications lodged, which is a measure of paperwork, not of what will be built: many are refused, withdrawn or never begun.
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Updated periodicallyPlanIt, collected from council portals on a delay
Large developments within 1km that were granted permission in the last five years, newest decision first. These stay listed long after they drop out of the 90-day view above. A scheme is at its most visible on the ground exactly when it is quietest on the register.
Major schemeApproved June 2026
Erection of 21no. dwellings, associated landscaping & access
510m away · P/FUL/2025/04719
Major schemeApproved August 2025
Convert buildings into 24 No. dwellings and erect 17 No. dwellings, form parking.
540m away · P/FUL/2024/00233
Major schemeApproved May 2025
Non-material amendment - to change hard surfacing materials for on-plot parking spaces; to Reserved Matters Approval No. P/RES/2022/03733 (Erect 75 No. dwellings, form new vehicular access from New Road, open space, landscaping, ecological mitigation, drainage works and other ancillary works).
760m away · P/NMA/2025/02880
Major schemeApproved February 2025
Modification of a planning obligation dated 21/02/2022 relating to planning permission number 2/2017/1919/OUT to Develop land by the erection of up to 80 No. dwellings, form new vehicular access from New Road, open space, landscaping, ecological mitigation, drainage works and other ancillary works - to modify the affordable housing provision to 22 affordable units on-site and provide an off-site payment for the 0.5 unit
760m away · P/MPO/2024/04750
Major schemeApproved July 2024
Erect 75 No. dwellings, form new vehicular access from New Road, open space, landscaping, ecological mitigation, drainage works and other ancillary works. (Reserved Matters application to determine appearance, landscaping, layout and scale, following the grant of Outline Planning Permission No. 2/2017/1919/OUT).
760m away · P/RES/2022/03733
Major schemeApproved January 2024
Town Hall: Ground floor - Removal of cupboards; relocation of wall; re-opening of reveals and reinstatement of sashes; modification and painting of main doors; installation of glazed sliding screen; re-ordering of WC area; formation of arch; replacement of stair; installation of lift; removal of flooring; installation of limecrete and stone with underfloor heating; installation of ramp and hand rail; and installation of reception desk. First floor - Modification of door to courtroom; installation of secondary glazing; integration of services; installation of radiators; and redecoration of interior. Roof – Installation of hatches Link between Town Hall and Corn Exchange: Increase height; installation of door; construction of parapet walls; installation of window; and installation of railings. Corn Exchange: Modification and painting of doors; removal of services; relaying of services; repair tiles; improvement of kitchen opening; removal of floor; installation of concrete slab; installation of under floor heating; installation of air vents; removal of glass from lanterns; reglazing of lantern; removal of mirrored glass; installation of louvres; removal of vent axias; installation of automated louvres; formation of opening; removal of steps; installation of stage; installation of lift; apply acoustic panels; redecoration; removal of roof slates and tiles; installation of roof slates; removal of gantry; installation of gantry; installation of screen; open arch; removal of roof; reformation of roof; and installation of solar panels. Council Offices: Installation of conservation rooflight; installation of replacement windows; installation of insulation to walls; installation of insulation to roof; installation of new opening and door to WC; rerouting of SVP; removal of internal petitions; installation of handrails; and installation of photovoltaic panels.
100m away · P/LBC/2022/06710
Major schemeApproved April 2023
Non-material amendment for changes to pathway layout and landscaping to front and side of Plots 19-22; to Reserved Matters Approval No. 2/2020/0726/REM (Erect 40 No. affordable homes with associated internal access, parking, gardens and open space).
790m away · P/NMA/2023/00252
Major schemeApproved November 2022
Non-material amendment - additional pier at front of site to Plot 40 and changes to appearance of road frontage walls, to Reserved Matters Approval No. 2/2020/0726/REM (Erect 40 No. affordable homes with associated internal access, parking, gardens and open space).
790m away · P/NMA/2022/05381
Major schemeApproved February 2022
Erect building comprising 45 No. retirement apartments (category II type) with communal facilities and car parking. (Reserved matters application to determine access, appearance. landscaping, layout and scale; and to discharge condition nos. 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 16, 18, 19, 23, 24, 27 & 29 of Outline Planning Permission No. 2/2017/1706/VARIA).
470m away · P/RES/2021/01217
Permission is not the same as building work. No open dataset records whether a scheme has started or finished, so these are listed as consented and dated, nothing more. In England a permission normally lapses if work has not begun within three years, which is why the window stops at five.
Updated periodicallyPlanIt, collected from council portals on a delay
Completed sales recorded by HM Land Registry for this postcode, newest first. These are prices actually paid, not asking prices or estimates.
£183,500 median of the last 12 sales in DT11 7AA (Sept 2015 – May 2025).
These are completed sales recorded by HM Land Registry, not asking prices or estimates. Prices reach the register a month or two after completion, so the very latest sales may not appear yet.
Updated periodicallyHM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Open Government Licence)
No open national feed covers every council's roadworks, so this is a link rather than a list.
Bus stops, stations and tram stops within 1km, from the Department for Transport's national register. A stop's two sides (one for each direction) are counted once.
27 bus stops within 1km.
Distances are straight lines, so the walk is always a little further, especially where a railway or main road sits in between. Stops come from NaPTAN, the Department for Transport’s national register, which lists where stops are but not which buses call at them today.
5 buses running within 1km right now, on 3 routes:
Source: Bus Open Data Service, Department for Transport. A snapshot of live bus tracking, taken as this page loaded. Routes with no vehicle in the area at this moment do not appear, so evenings and Sundays show fewer routes than exist.
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
Updated periodicallyNaPTAN, Department for Transport; live tracking from the Bus Open Data Service
Named car parks within 1km, with whether they charge where that's recorded. For live tariffs and permits, check your council.
The Plocks · Car park
Church Lane Car Park · Car park
The Tabernacle · Car park
8 spaces
Sheep Market Hill · Car park
Market Place · Car park
Marsh & Ham Car Park · Car park
Paid
Langton Road Car Park · Car park
Paid
Stour Meadows Car Park · Car park
Free
Tesco Car Park · Car park
Free
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); tariffs from the council
Police-reported injury collisions within 1km over the last five years, from the national record.
38 reported injury collisions within 1km, 2021 to 2025
Counted per person hurt, so one collision can appear in more than one row. The collisions themselves are drawn on the map in “Your neighbourhood at a glance” — switch on the Collisions layer.
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19. Figures show police-reported personal-injury collisions and do not by themselves indicate the cause of a collision or the relative safety of different forms of transport.
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
Updated periodicallyDepartment for Transport, STATS19
Police publish these snapped to anonymised map points, never real addresses.
92 incidents were recorded near this postcode in July 2026.
Broadly unchanged
214 recorded across May to July 2026, against 223 in May to July 2025. The same three months a year earlier, so the comparison isn’t measuring the seasons.
Counts are of records, not convictions, snapped to anonymised map points and published about two months in arrears. A change of a few incidents at this scale is noise. The shape over a year is the part worth reading. The feed keeps about three years, so its earliest year will drop off as new months appear; figures already gathered here are kept.
Source: data.police.uk. Figures are police-reported incidents snapped to anonymised map points; they measure what was reported, not everything that happened.
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
One month in a small area. Too small a sample to read a trend from, and not a comparison between neighbourhoods.
Updated periodicallydata.police.uk, about two months behind
Population density for this postcode's own census neighbourhood, an area of roughly 1,500 people.
1,685 people per square kilometre.
Denser than 30% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Source: Census 2021. Density says how closely people live, not how it feels to live there — a leafy street of flats can out-score a windswept estate of houses.
Updated periodicallyONS Census 2021, updated each census
What Dorset charges for 2026-27, including the police and fire shares. Parish precepts, where they exist, come on top.
| Band | Per year |
|---|---|
| A | £1,843 |
| B | £2,151 |
| C | £2,458 |
| D | £2,765 |
| E | £3,379 |
| F | £3,994 |
| G | £4,608 |
| H | £5,530 |
Of the Band D figure, £2,345.49 goes to the council, £322.58 to the police and £96.95 to fire and rescue. Your own band depends on your property’s 1991 valuation — check your band on GOV.UK.
Updated periodicallyMHCLG, council tax levels 2026-27, published March 2026
81 Salisbury Street Blandford Forum DT11 7PY · 250m away · Lodged 3 Sept 2026 · Ref P/LBC/2026/04659
TreesPermitted · Trees
Removal of tree with split major stem under regulation 14.
25 White Cliff Mill Street Blandford Forum DT11 7BQ · 250m away · Lodged 2 Sept 2026 · Ref P/TRD/2026/04844
TreesUndecided · Trees
Removal of all Laurel bushes.
South Pasture St Leonards Avenue Blandford Forum DT11 7PD · 510m away · Lodged 2 Sept 2026 · Ref P/TRC/2026/04773
TreesUndecided · Trees
G1 Mixed Group (G3359) - Crown lift/formatively prune away from building and fell 4x Elder growing closest to the corner of the building to gain a 2m clearance.
7 Damory Court Street Blandford Forum DT11 7RW · 320m away · Lodged 27 Aug 2026 · Ref P/TRC/2026/04610
Undecided · Advertising
Display non illuminated 2 No. fascia signs and 1 No. hanging sign
21 Market Place Blandford Forum DT11 7AF · 120m away · Lodged 26 Aug 2026 · Ref P/ADV/2026/04700
Undecided · Heritage
Display 2 No. fascia signs and 1 No. hanging sign on the front elevation
21 Market Place Blandford Forum DT11 7AF · 120m away · Lodged 26 Aug 2026 · Ref P/LBC/2026/04708
TreesUndecided · Trees
T1 - Beech - Reduce crown all over and shape by 2m (reduction cuts back to growth points in accordance with BS3998).
Stour Valley House Fairfield Road Blandford Forum DT11 7BZ · 420m away · Lodged 18 Aug 2026 · Ref P/TRC/2026/04521
Undecided · Full
Installation of 2no. additional 4m square jumbrellas to external trade area & installation of an additional 60m of festoon lighting on 24no. posts
Crown Hotel West Street Blandford Forum DT11 7AJ · 270m away · Lodged 12 Aug 2026 · Ref P/FUL/2026/04321
TreesPermitted · Trees
T1 Eucalyptus - Remove limb on footpath, clean & tidy under Regulation 14 (S198)
Whiteford Mildown Road Blandford Forum DT11 7DD · 780m away · Lodged 11 Aug 2026 · Ref P/TRD/2026/04410
TreesPermitted · Trees
T1 Eucalyptus - Pollard at the first major fork, approximately 10–12m from ground level. Reduce the lateral branch extending over the drive back into the second major fork, approximately 5m…
T1 Eucalyptus - Pollard at the first major fork, approximately 10–12m from ground level. Reduce the lateral branch extending over the drive back into the second major fork, approximately 5m from the stem.
Whiteford Milldown Road Blandford Forum DT11 7DD · 780m away · Lodged 10 Aug 2026 · Ref P/TRC/2026/04370
Undecided · Full
Erection of football stand
Pavilion Park Road Blandford Forum DT11 7BX · 490m away · Lodged 6 Aug 2026 · Ref P/FUL/2026/03983
Undecided · Conditions
Convert buildings into 24 No. dwellings and erect 17 No. dwellings, form parking. (With variation of conditions 2 & 7 of planning permission P/FUL/2024/00233 - to amend approved plans & the…
Convert buildings into 24 No. dwellings and erect 17 No. dwellings, form parking. (With variation of conditions 2 & 7 of planning permission P/FUL/2024/00233 - to amend approved plans & the wording of condition 7)
Lot 2, Blandford Brewery Bournemouth Road Blandford St Mary · 540m away · Lodged 5 Aug 2026 · Ref P/VOC/2026/04285
Undecided · Full
Change of use of outbuilding to residential dwelling.
Outbuilding adj. No.9 Alfred Street Blandford Forum DT11 7JL · 570m away · Lodged 31 Jul 2026 · Ref P/FUL/2026/04199
TreesPermitted · Trees
T1 Ash - Crown lift to 5.2m over tarmac entrance & remove small branch growing towards and above chimney to give 2m clearance T2 Holly x 2 - Crown lift over entrance to 5.2m T3 Turkey Oak -…
T1 Ash - Crown lift to 5.2m over tarmac entrance & remove small branch growing towards and above chimney to give 2m clearance T2 Holly x 2 - Crown lift over entrance to 5.2m T3 Turkey Oak - Crown lift to 5.2m over car park area and entrance by removing secondary branches only T4 Ash - Crown lift to 4m over parking area secondary and tertiary branches only.
Damory Lodge Edward Street Blandford Forum DT11 7QT · 410m away · Lodged 24 Jul 2026 · Ref P/TRT/2026/04015
Undecided · Heritage
Installation of fibre-optic broadband connection to dwelling.
38 Orchard Street Blandford Forum DT11 7RA · 190m away · Lodged 22 Jul 2026 · Ref P/LBC/2026/03916
TreesPermitted · Trees
G1 - Ash/Sycamore - Fell to ground level. T2 - Silver Birch - Raise the crown to 4m over the footpath. Prune to provide 2m separation from the building and adjacent street light. T3 -…
G1 - Ash/Sycamore - Fell to ground level. T2 - Silver Birch - Raise the crown to 4m over the footpath. Prune to provide 2m separation from the building and adjacent street light. T3 - Laurel - Prune back to the boundary of the property. Prune to provide 2m separation from the building. Remove overhanging branches over the footpath.
Brecknock Court Salisbury Road Blandford Forum DT11 7QG · 340m away · Lodged 15 Jul 2026 · Ref P/TRC/2026/03819
Permitted · Conditions
Subdivision of existing commercial unit into 2no. commercial units, with new doors, windows and internal alterations (With variation of condition 2 of planning permission P/FUL/2025/02463…
Subdivision of existing commercial unit into 2no. commercial units, with new doors, windows and internal alterations (With variation of condition 2 of planning permission P/FUL/2025/02463 to amend approved plans)
Natwest 23-25 Market Place Blandford Forum DT11 7AF · 110m away · Lodged 13 Jul 2026 · Ref P/VOC/2026/03592
Permitted · Heritage
Installation of defibrillator & bleed kit cabinets to external wall
5 Market Place Blandford Forum DT11 7AH · 160m away · Lodged 8 Jul 2026 · Ref P/LBC/2026/03685
TreesPermitted · Trees
T1 - Oak - Reduce the lateral growth extending towards the property and over the garden by 1-1.5m, selectively pruning suitable secondary and tertiary branch tips only to retain the tree's…
T1 - Oak - Reduce the lateral growth extending towards the property and over the garden by 1-1.5m, selectively pruning suitable secondary and tertiary branch tips only to retain the tree's natural shape, balance and appearance.
3 Maple Tree Close Blandford Forum DT11 7FU · 990m away · Lodged 3 Jul 2026 · Ref P/TRT/2026/03633
Permitted · Full
Erect rear single storey extension and access ramp (Demolish existing conservatory)
Underone House Kings Road Blandford Forum DT11 7LD · 810m away · Lodged 3 Jul 2026 · Ref P/HOU/2026/03650
Permitted · Heritage
Alterations to subdivide existing commercial unit into 2no. commercial units, with new doors, windows and internal alterations (with variation of conditions 2 of listed building consent…
Alterations to subdivide existing commercial unit into 2no. commercial units, with new doors, windows and internal alterations (with variation of conditions 2 of listed building consent P/LBC/2025/02464 to amend approved plans)
Natwest 23-25 Market Place Blandford Forum DT11 7AF · 110m away · Lodged 30 Jun 2026 · Ref P/VOL/2026/03600
Permitted · Heritage
External repairs to western elevation of the decorative dentil eaves cornice
26-28 Bastard House Market Place Blandford Forum DT11 7EB · 160m away · Lodged 24 Jun 2026 · Ref P/LBC/2026/03459
TreesPermitted · Trees
T1 - Copper Beech - Reduce the crown on the garden side of the tree by 1–1.5m. Crown lift secondary and tertiary branches only to provide a 5.2m clearance over the road and a 3.5m clearance…
T1 - Copper Beech - Reduce the crown on the garden side of the tree by 1–1.5m. Crown lift secondary and tertiary branches only to provide a 5.2m clearance over the road and a 3.5m clearance over the driveway. T2 - Cypress - Reduce the height by 4m and shape the sides by up reducing up to 0.5m. T3 - Cherry - Carry out a 0.5m formative reduction. T4 - Purple-Leaved Twisted Hazel - Carry out a 0.5m formative reduction.
Beechlands Milldown Road Blandford Forum DT11 7DD · 810m away · Lodged 23 Jun 2026 · Ref P/TRC/2026/03403
Permitted · Full
Erect rear extension, annex, convert loft, demolish & replace existing garage
22 St Leonards Avenue Blandford Forum DT11 7NY · 710m away · Lodged 22 Jun 2026 · Ref P/HOU/2026/03140
TreesPermitted · Trees
T1 (T35881) - Ash - Fell and treat stump with eco plugs. T2 (T13835) - Cherry - Prune to suitable growth points to create a maximum clearance of 2m from building.
The Sidings and 46/48 Edward Street Blandford Forum DT11 7QN · 370m away · Lodged 19 Jun 2026 · Ref P/TRC/2026/03282