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County or areaDorset
Postcode districtDT9
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:55 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:09 am – 4:05 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,796 residentsin the Yetminster, Bradford Abbas & Longburton census areaMedian age 55.53,436 households73% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright9% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,489 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 59% go by car, 5% walk or cycle50% 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 higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C931 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November45 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBoys Hillhill · under a mileCrouch Hillhill · 1.0 miWarry's Plantationswoodland · under a mileThe Hazelswoodland · under a mileSherborne Lakelake · 4.3 miBuckland Bottomvalley · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPageant Gardenspark · 4.5 miThe Paddock Gardenpark · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 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 202621 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 3.5 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband41% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,598 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation81 m266 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 67 to 90 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalYeatman Hospital5.0 miGP surgeryThe Apples Medical Centre4.6 miPharmacyThe Abbey Pharmacy4.8 miDentistWessex House Dental Practice4.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryAll Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 130 pupils1.6 miCollegeYeovil College9.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH28 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS36 miRailway stationSherborne4.5 miBus stationBus StationYeovil8.5 miFerryWeymouth Ferry Terminal20 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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