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County or areaDorset
Postcode districtDT6
Telephone code01308
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min4:57 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:10 am – 4:07 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,415 residentsin the Bridport North census areaMedian age 54.13,113 households67% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright18% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 2,645 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 16%, construction 11%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 57% go by car, 1% take public transport, 18% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C807 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November25 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 9°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 21°CJAugust: 13 to 21°CASeptember: 11 to 19°CSOctober: 9 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 12°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLoders Prioryhistoric site · 1.8 miThe Jurassic Coast World Heritage Sitehistoric site · 1.8 miWest Bay Beachbeach · 1.6 miEast Beachbeach · 1.7 miConeygar Hillhill · under a mileWatton Hillhill · under a mileWest Cliffcliffs · 1.5 miEast Cliffcliffs · 1.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesRiverside Gardenspark · under a mileFlaxhayes Playing Fieldpark · under a mileThe Greenpark · 1.0 miSt Marys Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 2 haBridport and West Dorset Golf Clubgolf course · 1.6 mi · 48 haPine Viewallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes23 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201928 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202611 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.8 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband41% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,281 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation14 m46 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 1 to 111 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBridport Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryAmmonite Health Partnershipunder a milePharmacyBoots3 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistJohn Lumley & Simon Wood Dental Practiceright herePolice stationDorset PoliceBridportunder a mileCash machineRontec - Bridport (Co-op)under a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryBridport Primary Schoolages 4-11, 267 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Catherine's Roman Catholic Schoolages 5-11, 100 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Sir John Colfox Academyages 11-18, 756 pupils1.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT29 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS45 miRailway stationMaiden Newton8.9 miBus stationBus StationBridportunder a mileFerryWeymouth Ferry Terminal16 miBus stops74 within a mileEV chargingMerBridport6 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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