| About Poole |
The
Borough of Poole covers an area
of 30 square miles and situated
between the A31 from London
to the South West and the A35
to Dorchester.
There are direct
transport links to Southampton
and onto the M3. Bournemouth
Airport is about 20 minutes
from Poole with many domestic
and international destinations.
The Port which
lies in the heart of the town
centre operates regular ferry
services from Poole to Cherbourg.
Poole Town Centre
is situated in the heart of
the Borough of Poole, and stretches
from the waters edge at Poole
Quay up to the newly refurbished
Lighthouse, Poole Centre for
the Arts.
The town centre is
being transformed with an enormous
amount of investment coming
into the town.
The newly refurbished
Lighthouse, Poole Centre for
the Arts has recently opened
its door again after an £8
million makeover.
On Poole Quay,
new developments including Dolphin
Quays, a multi million pound
mixed use development including
housing and retail is being
built on the old Poole Pottery
site.
The summer season
in Poole Town centre includes
a major events programme on
Poole Quay. Operating under
the banner of T2F (Tuesday to
Friday), Poole Tourism organises
special evenings of entertainment
that can be found on our Whats
On programme.
There is so much
to see and do here, it really
is happening now.
We look forward
to seeing you in our town.
- The population of
Poole is 138,400 (census 2001).
- 1.1% of population
are unemployed.
- 86.7% of resident
working age in employment - 65,000
people.
- 79.8% of Poole's
population are owner occupiers.
- The average price
of a residential property in Poole
is £188,066.
- The percentage of
pupils with 5 or more A - C grade
passes was 60.9% against a national
average of 51.5%.
- Poole town centre
has an undercover shopping centre,
the Dolphin Centre which is 465,00
sq ft and comprises 109 units, 80%
of which are national multiples.
- Poole was the first
town in the South West of England
to win the Safer Shopping Award,
as well as the Safe Car Parks Award.
- Poole's harbour is
the largest natural harbour in Europe
and the second largest in the world.
- The Poole Bridge
Regeneration Initiative will aim
to regenerate 46 hectares of land,
a new harbour crossing, 5300 new
jobs, 63,000 square metres of business
and employment floorspace, 200 new
live/work units, 3 new hotels, 1
new foodstore, 1,200m of new public
waterfront within the next 5/10
years.
- Poole has an above
average against GB figures of ABC1's.
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