Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min4:57 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:09 am – 4:07 pm
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People10,043 residentsin the Beaminster, Maiden Newton & Halstock census areaMedian age 55.44,587 households69% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright12% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 4,321 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 10%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 58% go by car, 8% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,089 mm of rain a year, 38 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November55 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksTout Hillhill · under a mileCompton Bottomvalley · under a mileWest Hill Bottomvalley · under a mileBridehead Lakelake · 2.8 miTown Hillhill · 1.4 miHome Coppicewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTibbs Hollow Picnic Sitepark · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201932 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202617 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.2 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband51% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,903 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation131 m430 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 109 to 213 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDorset County Hospital6.0 miGP surgeryAmmonite Health Partnership (Maiden Newton Surgery)2.9 miPharmacyPoundbury Pharmacy5.5 miDentistSt John's Dental Practice5.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCoastland College9.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH32 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS45 miRailway stationMaiden Newton3.0 miBus stationBus StationBridport8.1 miFerryWeymouth Ferry Terminal11 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DT2 postcode district.
