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

County or areaDorset
Postcode districtDT6
Telephone code01308
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min4:57 am – 9:27 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 11°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C992 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November47 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 landmarksLoders Prioryhistoric site · 2.0 miEggardon Hill-National Trusthistoric site · 2.1 miCastle Hillhill · under a mileSwyre Hillhill · under a mileSwyre Bottomvalley · under a mileMill Streamriver · 1.7 miMill Leatwater · 1.6 miSwyre Coppicewoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 3.1 miRiverside Gardenspark · 3.4 miFlaxhayes Playing Fieldpark · 3.6 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 201928 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202612 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 3.2 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.4 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
Elevation69 m226 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 37 to 139 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBridport Community Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryBarton House Med Practice3.9 miPharmacyWell3.7 miDentistJohn Lumley & Simon Wood Dental Practice3.7 miPolice stationDorset PoliceBridport3.9 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Bridport3.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryPowerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 33 pupilsright herePrimaryLoders CofE Primary Academyages 2-11, 72 pupils1.9 miSecondaryThe Sir John Colfox Academyages 11-18, 756 pupils2.9 miCollegeYeovil College12.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT32 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS43 miRailway stationMaiden Newton5.2 miBus stationBus StationBridport3.9 miFerryWeymouth Ferry Terminal15 miBus stops3 within a mileEV chargingMerBridport3.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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