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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DT6 postcode district.

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 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,065 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November39 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCrabb's Hillhill · 1.5 miLewesdon Hillhill · 1.7 miPentsome Coppicewoodland · under a mileLowness Coppicewoodland · under a mileMarshwood Valevalley · 2.6 miMill Streamriver · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 3.1 mi · 9 haFlaxhayes Playing Fieldpark · 3.3 miRiverside Gardenspark · 3.9 miSource: 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 201924 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 20268 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 8.6 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
Elevation121 m397 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 31 to 149 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBridport Community Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryBeaminster Pharmacy2.8 miPharmacyBeaminster Pharmacy2.8 miDentistThe Minster Dental Health Centre2.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySalway Ash Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 5-11, 109 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBeaminster Schoolages 11-18, 673 pupils3.0 miCollegeYeovil College13.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT27 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS42 miRailway stationCrewkerne6.2 miBus stationBus StationBridport3.7 miFerryWeymouth Ferry Terminal19 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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