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County or areaDorset
Postcode districtDT8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min4:57 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:10 am – 4:07 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,043 residentsin the Beaminster, Maiden Newton & Halstock census areaMedian age 55.44,587 households69% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright12% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 4,321 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 10%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 58% go by car, 8% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% 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 11°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 1°C1,194 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November55 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 8°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 19°CJJuly: 11 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksColtleigh Hillhill · under a mileDimstone Hillhill · under a mileLoders Prioryhistoric site · 3.6 miBurnt Bottomvalley · 1.6 miParsonage Coppicewoodland · under a mileBatcombe Coppicewoodland · under a mileKnights in the Bottom Lakeswater · 1.8 miKnights in the Bottomvalley · 1.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.6 mi · 9 haBeaminster Memorial Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.8 mi · 3 haFlaxhayes Playing Fieldpark · 4.6 miRiverside Gardenspark · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes22 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201925 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202611 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 3.2 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 8.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband51% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,903 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation138 m453 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 215 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBridport Community Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryBarton House Med Practice2 surgeries within 2 miles1.7 miPharmacyBeaminster Pharmacy1.9 miDentistThe Minster Dental Health Centre1.8 miPolice stationDorset PoliceBridport5.1 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Beaminster1.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeYeovil College10.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT31 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS41 miRailway stationMaiden Newton6.0 miBus stationBus StationBridport5.1 miFerryWeymouth Ferry Terminal17 miBus stops3 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationDorchester1.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DT8 postcode district.


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