Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 29 min4:57 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 59 min8:08 am – 4:07 pm
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People9,524 residentsin the Weymouth Town, Melcombe Regis & Rodwell census areaMedian age 50.55,063 households48% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright12% social rented, 40% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.2% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 4,034 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, hospitality 15%, retail and wholesale 15%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 47% go by car, 5% take public transport, 24% walk or cycle64% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C831 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November18 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksJubilee Clock Towerhistoric site · under a mileHardys Monumenthistoric site · under a mileRadipole Lakelake · under a mileSouthlands Beachbeach · 1.4 miOvercombe Beachbeach · 1.5 miWeymouth Baybay · 1.3 miThe Swannerywater · under a mileWeymouth Bridgebridge · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesLodmoor Country Parkpark · under a mile · 106 haSt John's Gardenspark · under a mileNothe Gardenspark · under a mile · 7 haWeymouth Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 43 haWeymouth Swimming and Fitness Centresports ground · under a mile · 12 haFaircross Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201942 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202627 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 6.0 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband61% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,646 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation4 m13 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 23 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWeymouth Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryThe Bridges Medical Ctr.8 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyAllied Pharmacy Weymouth13 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistThe Bridges Dental Practiceright herePolice stationDorset PoliceWeymouth1.2 miCash machineCashpoint 92 St Mary Street3 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools10 primary, 2 secondary, 3 special, 1 otherPrimaryBeechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 189 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt John's Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 224 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAll Saints' Church of England Academyages 11-16, 598 pupils1.4 miCollegeCoastland Collegeunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH29 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS54 miRailway stationWeymouthunder a mileFerryWeymouth Ferry Terminalunder a mileBus stops95 within a mileCar parkSwannery Car ParkWeymouth4 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingMerWeymouth10 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DT3 postcode district.
