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Primary Schools 9 Nursery Schools 6 Driving Schools 5 Language Schools 4 Martial Arts Schools 2 Dance Schools 2 Riding School and Stables 2 Schools 2 Tennis Lessons 1 Aikido Schools 1 Art and Design Schools 1 Ballet Schools 1 Business Schools 1 Kickboxing Schools 1 Karate Schools 1 Sailing Schools 1

Local servicesHospitalBridport Community Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryAmmonite Health Partnership2.3 miPharmacyBridport Pharmacy2.3 miDentistSt Swithins House (Dental Surgery)2.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySymondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 107 pupils1.5 miSecondaryThe Sir John Colfox Academyages 11-18, 756 pupils3.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT26 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS45 miRailway stationAxminster8.6 miBus stationBus StationBridport2.6 miFerryWeymouth Ferry Terminal18 miBus stops10 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 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 –
People7,665 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 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C920 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November21 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksSeatown Beachbeach · under a mileRidge Cliffcliffs · under a mileWear Cliffscliffs · 1.0 miLangdon Hillhill · under a mileQuarry Hillhill · under a mileRight Bottomvalley · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesFlaxhayes Playing Fieldpark · 2.7 miRiverside Gardenspark · 3.1 miThe Greenpark · 3.7 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 201927 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202610 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 3.3 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.3 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
Elevation31 m102 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 0 to 175 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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