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Bothenhampton Dorset

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Holiday Parks 8 Art Galleries 8 Museums 7 Park and Gardens 6 Aquariums 6 Theatres 5 Nature Reserves 4 Lakes 4 Go Karting 3 Wildlife and Safari Parks 1 Golf Courses 1 Golf Driving Ranges 1 Exhibition and Trade Centres 1

Local servicesHospitalBridport Community Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryAmmonite Health Partnership1.0 miPharmacyWell3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistJohn Lumley & Simon Wood Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryBridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 194 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBridport Primary Schoolages 4-11, 267 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Sir John Colfox Academyages 11-18, 756 pupils1.6 miCollegeCoastland College14.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT29 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS46 miRailway stationMaiden Newton8.8 miBus stationBus StationBridportunder a mileFerryWeymouth Ferry Terminal16 miBus stops53 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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

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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 30 min4:57 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:10 am – 4:07 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,553 residentsin the Bridport South & West Bay census areaMedian age 57.52,860 households64% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright18% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate48% of adults are economically active, 2,232 in work, 41% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 15%, construction 10%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 52% go by car, 1% take public transport, 21% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C807 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November25 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 9°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 21°CJAugust: 13 to 21°CASeptember: 11 to 19°CSOctober: 9 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 12°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 landmarksEast Beachbeach · 1.1 miWest Bay Beachbeach · 1.1 miHyde Hillhill · under a mileEast Cliffcliffs · 1.2 miWest Cliffcliffs · 1.3 miConeygar Hillhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRiverside Gardenspark · under a mileThe Greenpark · under a mileBridport and West Dorset Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 48 haFlaxhayes Playing Fieldpark · 1.1 miSt Marys Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 2 haThe Hyde Real Tennis Clubsports ground · under a mileSource: 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 201929 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202612 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 3.5 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband53% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,227 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation32 m105 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 1 to 128 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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