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Local businesses in Ferndown

Local Businesses in Ferndown, Dorset is new and filling up: choose a type below to see who is listed nearby. Dorset Council area has 18,000 business sites in all (ONS UK Business Counts, March 2026).

Businesses in Ferndown by type

The Square, Wimborne Minster, Dorset: shops and businesses that take card payments
The Square, Wimborne Minster, Dorset (2020). Photo: David Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph.

About Ferndown

Ferndown is an East Dorset town whose centre is weighted towards services, with about 1,000 parking spaces.

  • Ferndown town centre has 161 units with 14 vacant (8.7%); services make up 42.8% of them. source
  • Shoppers spent an estimated £38m on retail in Ferndown town centre in 2025, £29.6m of it on food and everyday goods. source
  • Of its businesses, 70 are independents and 27 are national chains, and the centre has about 1,000 parking spaces. source
  • Ferndown's built-up area had 13,268 residents at the 2021 Census. source

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Questions

How many businesses are there in Ferndown?

Dorset Council area has 18,000 business sites in all (ONS UK Business Counts, March 2026). Local Businesses on GetBrent is new and filling up.

Can any business in Ferndown list on GetBrent?

Yes. Hire, sales and trade businesses list in their own sections, and every other kind of business, from hairdressers and cafes to gyms, spas and vape shops, lists in Local Businesses. Listing is free.

Where can a business in Ferndown get free support?

Free one-to-one business support is available from Business Growth Dorset, the Growth Hub covering Dorset and BCP.

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Listings are added and kept up to date by the businesses themselves or from their own public pages. Local figures: ONS UK Business Counts (March 2026), read 26 October 2026. GetBrent may be paid by partners marked Ad.