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County or areaDorset
Postcode districtDT2
Telephone code01347
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min4:57 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:09 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 January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C1,077 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November59 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 landmarksNorth Hillhill · under a mileWhitesheet Hillhill · 1.2 miCombe Bottom Coppicewoodland · under a mileThe Rookerywoodland · under a mileKnights in the Bottomvalley · 2.0 miKnights in the Bottom Lakeswater · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTibbs Hollow Picnic Sitepark · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes20 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 202614 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 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: 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
Elevation114 m374 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 103 to 193 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBridport Community Hospital7.0 miGP surgeryAmmonite Health Partnership (Maiden Newton Surgery)2.2 miPharmacyBeaminster Pharmacy5.6 miDentistThe Minster Dental Health Centre5.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryMaiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 137 pupils1.9 miCollegeYeovil College11.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH34 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS42 miRailway stationMaiden Newton2.3 miBus stationBus StationBridport7.0 miFerryWeymouth Ferry Terminal14 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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