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

County or areaDorset
Postcode districtDT6
Telephone code01297
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min4:58 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:10 am – 4:08 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 August: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C959 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November23 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksCharmouth Beachbeach · under a mileBlack Vencliffs · under a mileEvan's Cliffcliffs · under a mileCobb Gate Beachbeach · 1.7 miTimber Hillhill · under a mileFern Hillhill · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLyme Regis Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 44 haChar Valley Health Clubsports ground · under a mileLangmoor Gardenspark · 1.8 mi · 3 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 201926 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 20269 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 8.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: 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
Elevation32 m105 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 154 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAxminster Hospital5.1 miGP surgeryCharmouth Branch2 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyCharmouth Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistLyme Bay Dentistry1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryCharmouth Primary Schoolages 3-11, 71 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme Regisages 3-11, 59 pupils1.5 miSecondaryThe Woodroffe Schoolages 11-18, 886 pupils2.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT22 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS45 miRailway stationAxminster5.3 miBus stationBus StationBridport6.1 miFerryWeymouth Ferry Terminal22 miBus stops12 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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