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County or areaDorset
Postcode districtDT9
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:56 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:10 am – 4:06 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,796 residentsin the Yetminster, Bradford Abbas & Longburton census areaMedian age 55.53,436 households73% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright9% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,489 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 59% go by car, 5% walk or cycle50% 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 higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C857 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November45 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 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 landmarksGaul Hillhill · under a mileKnighton Hillhill · under a mileManor Lakelake · 2.4 miSherborne House, Dorsethistoric site · 3.2 miSutton Bingham Life for Life Memorial Gardenhistoric site · 3.3 miPeter's Holewater · 1.1 miSherborne Lakelake · 3.7 miRatcombe Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesYeovil Country Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 62 haPageant Gardenspark · 2.8 miBirchfield Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 5 haSource: 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 201923 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202616 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 4.0 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 10 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 broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,598 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation53 m174 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 37 to 141 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalYeatman Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryYetminster Health Centre1.7 miPharmacyBoots2.6 miDentistWessex House Dental Practice2.8 miPolice stationDorset PoliceSherborne2.9 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Sherborne2.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 independentPrimaryThornford CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 104 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bradford Abbasages 4-11, 90 pupils1.4 miSecondaryThe Gryphon Schoolages 11-18, 1,569 pupils3.6 miCollegeYeovil College4.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH33 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS33 miRailway stationThornfordunder a mileBus stationBus StationYeovil3.4 miFerryWeymouth Ferry Terminal22 miBus stops3 within a mileEV chargingevyve Charging StationYeovil2.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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