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Local servicesHospitalBridport Community Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryCharmouth Branch2.3 miPharmacyCharmouth Pharmacy2.2 miDentistLyme Bay Dentistry4.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT24 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS44 miRailway stationAxminster6.7 miBus stationBus StationBridport4.4 miFerryWeymouth Ferry Terminal21 miBus stops6 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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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DT6 postcode district.

County or areaDorset
Postcode districtDT6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min4:58 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:10 am – 4:08 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,173 residentsin the Lyme Regis, Charmouth & Marshwood Vale census areaMedian age 59.23,430 households72% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright14% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate47% of adults are economically active, 2,822 in work, 42% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, hospitality 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 49% go by car, 1% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle47% 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 higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C958 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November27 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 9°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 21°CJAugust: 13 to 21°CASeptember: 11 to 19°CSOctober: 9 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 12°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 landmarksHardown Hillhill · under a mileChardown Hillhill · 1.0 miCharmouth Beachbeach · 2.6 miRyall Bottomvalley · under a mileSeatown Beachbeach · 2.7 miRidge Cliffcliffs · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLangmoor Gardenspark · 4.1 mi · 3 haFlaxhayes Playing Fieldpark · 4.4 miRiverside Gardenspark · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes23 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201926 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 20268 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 3.1 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 8.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband33% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,202 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation35 m115 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 15 to 152 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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