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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DT2 postcode district.

County or areaDorset
Postcode districtDT2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 29 min4:57 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:09 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 August: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C953 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November19 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCogden Beachbeach · 2.1 miThe Knollhill · under a mileSt Catherine's Chapelhistoric site · 2.6 miLimekiln Hillhill · under a mileAbbotsbury, St. Catherine's Chapelhistoric site · 2.7 miLong Gullyvalley · under a mileWest Bexington Pondpond · under a mileHive Beachbeach · 2.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBroad Gardenpark · 2.8 mi · 3 haThe Greenpark · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201933 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: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 2.9 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 7.7 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
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 179 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBridport Community Hospital6.4 miGP surgeryPortesham Surgery4.2 miPharmacyWell5.6 miDentistJohn Lumley & Simon Wood Dental Practice5.6 miPolice stationBroadchurch Police StationBridport5.0 miCash machinePost OfficeAbbotsbury2.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCoastland College9.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT33 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS49 miRailway stationMaiden Newton8.1 miBus stationBus StationBridport5.8 miFerryWeymouth Ferry Terminal11 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationWest Bay4.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DT2 postcode district.


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