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County or areaDorset
Postcode districtDT6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min4:57 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:10 am – 4:07 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,665 residentsin the Burton Bradstock & Chideock census areaMedian age 56.73,497 households74% of homes owner-occupied56% owned outright9% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 3,309 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 56% go by car, 10% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% 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 11°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 1°C999 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November46 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 8°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 19°CJJuly: 11 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksGore's Hillhill · under a mileLoders Prioryhistoric site · 2.5 miHincknowle Hillhill · under a mileMill Streamriver · 1.6 miClammer's Coppicewoodland · under a mileMill Leatwater · 1.6 miLittle Fern Coppicewoodland · under a mileSwyre Bottomvalley · 1.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 2.0 mi · 9 haFlaxhayes Playing Fieldpark · 3.1 miRiverside Gardenspark · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes22 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201926 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202610 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 3.4 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband30% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,965 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation64 m210 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 26 to 156 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBridport Community Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryBarton House Med Practice2.0 miPharmacyBeaminster Pharmacy2.0 miDentistThe Minster Dental Health Centre1.9 miPolice stationDorset PoliceBridport3.6 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Beaminster1.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySalway Ash Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 5-11, 109 pupils2.0 miSecondaryBeaminster Schoolages 11-18, 673 pupils2.4 miCollegeYeovil College12.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT30 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS42 miRailway stationCrewkerne6.7 miBus stationBus StationBridport3.6 miFerryWeymouth Ferry Terminal17 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationDorchester2.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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