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County or areaDorset
Postcode districtTA20
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 min8:11 am – 4:07 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,173 residentsin the Lyme Regis, Charmouth & Marshwood Vale census areaMedian age 59.23,430 households72% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright14% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate47% of adults are economically active, 2,822 in work, 42% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, hospitality 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 49% go by car, 1% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher15% 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°C1,123 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November35 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 landmarksGolden Cap Estatehistoric site · 2.2 miLeigh Househistoric site · 2.2 miGreenhillhill · under a mileConey's Castlecastle · 3.5 miHewood Bottomvalley · under a mileBlackdown Hillhill · 1.3 miSpringmoor Coppicewoodland · under a milePark Coppicewoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesJocelyn Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 3 haSnowden Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 6 haMitchell Gardenspark · 4.7 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes24 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201921 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 20263 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 3.5 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband33% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,202 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation149 m489 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 86 to 194 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChard & District Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryAriel Healthcare - St. Marys4.5 miPharmacyMortons Pharmacy Chard Holyrood Street4.7 miDentistSpa Dental Practice4.6 miPolice stationChard Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police4.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryThorncombe, St Mary's Church of England Primary Academyages 2-11, 34 pupilsright herePrimaryWinsham Primary Schoolages 2-11, 22 pupils1.9 miSecondaryHolyrood Academyages 11-18, 1,282 pupils4.9 miCollegeYeovil College13.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT24 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS39 miRailway stationCrewkerne5.8 miBus stationBus StationBridport8.4 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal22 miBus stops7 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationDorchester3.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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