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
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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 February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C801 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November23 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBurton Beachbeach · under a mileHive Beachbeach · under a mileBurton Cliffcliffs · under a mileWennet Hillhill · under a mileEast Cliffcliffs · 1.2 miNorth Hillhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBridport and West Dorset Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 48 haThe Greenpark · 1.8 miRiverside Gardenspark · 2.2 miKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.2 miFlaxhayes Playing Fieldpark · 2.8 miThe Hyde Real Tennis Clubsports ground · 1.8 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 201931 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202614 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 3.1 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 7.6 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
Elevation13 m43 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 60 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBridport Community Hospital3.2 miGP surgeryAmmonite Health Partnership2.7 miPharmacyWell2.4 miDentistJohn Lumley & Simon Wood Dental Practice2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBurton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled Schoolages 3-11, 99 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Sir John Colfox Academyages 11-18, 756 pupils3.0 miCollegeCoastland College13.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT30 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS47 miRailway stationMaiden Newton8.6 miBus stationBus StationBridport2.5 miFerryWeymouth Ferry Terminal14 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DT6 postcode district.
