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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 – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:10 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 July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,058 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November33 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksLoders Prioryhistoric site · 2.2 miOld Warren Hillhill · under a mileWatton Hillhill · 1.3 miThe Jurassic Coast World Heritage Sitehistoric site · 3.3 miWest Bay Beachbeach · 3.0 miMill Streamriver · 2.1 miEast Beachbeach · 3.1 miFifteen Treeswoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesFlaxhayes Playing Fieldpark · 1.1 miRiverside Gardenspark · 1.7 miThe Greenpark · 2.3 miSt Marys Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.7 mi · 2 haPine Viewallotments · 1.6 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.3 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.5 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
Elevation59 m194 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 12 to 71 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBridport Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryAmmonite Health Partnership1.4 miPharmacyBridport Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistSt Swithins House (Dental Surgery)1.3 miPolice stationDorset PoliceBridport1.5 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Bridport1.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySt Catherine's Roman Catholic Schoolages 5-11, 100 pupils1.2 miSecondaryThe Sir John Colfox Academyages 11-18, 756 pupils1.2 miPrimarySymondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 107 pupils1.3 miCollegeYeovil College14.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT28 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS44 miRailway stationCrewkerne8.3 miBus stationBus StationBridport1.5 miFerryWeymouth Ferry Terminal17 miBus stops11 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationDorset1.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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