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

County or areaDorset
Postcode districtDT6
Telephone code01993
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 58 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 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C809 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November30 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°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 landmarksPeas Hillhill · under a mileBurton Beachbeach · 1.8 miHive Beachbeach · 1.8 miCobbett Hillhill · under a mileBurton Cliffcliffs · 1.7 miThe Orchardwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mileThe Greenpark · 1.2 miBridport and West Dorset Golf Clubgolf course · 1.6 mi · 48 haRiverside Gardenspark · 1.9 miFlaxhayes Playing Fieldpark · 2.4 miThe Hyde Real Tennis Clubsports ground · 1.2 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 201930 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202613 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 3.1 · 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
Elevation54 m177 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 36 to 108 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBridport Community Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryAmmonite Health Partnership2.6 miPharmacyWell2.1 miDentistJohn Lumley & Simon Wood Dental Practice2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryBurton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled Schoolages 3-11, 99 pupils1.4 miPrimaryLoders CofE Primary Academyages 2-11, 72 pupils1.7 miSecondaryThe Sir John Colfox Academyages 11-18, 756 pupils2.4 miCollegeCoastland College13.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT31 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS46 miRailway stationMaiden Newton7.4 miBus stationBus StationBridport2.4 miFerryWeymouth Ferry Terminal14 miBus stops8 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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