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Beaminster
vs Bridport

Beaminster has the younger population: 12% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Bridport. Homes in Bridport sold for a median of £340,000, 3% above Beaminster. Beaminster has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 19%).

Map of Dorset with Beaminster highlighted
Beaminster
147 postcodes
Map of Dorset with Bridport highlighted
Bridport
563 postcodes
Map of Dorset
Dorset
city average

People

Beaminster has 4,260 residents in 2,037 households; Bridport has 14,636 in 7,192. Beaminster has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 35%, 1.2 percentage points more than Bridport (Dorset: 30%). Bridport has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 5.2 percentage points more than Beaminster (Dorset: 31%).

4,260Residents (2021)
14,636Residents (2021)
379,579Residents (2021)
2,037Households
7,192Households
169,261Households
12.3%Aged 15–29
11.8%Aged 15–29
13.5%Aged 15–29
35.3%Aged 65 and over
34.1%Aged 65 and over
29.6%Aged 65 and over
32.0%Living alone
37.2%Living alone
30.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 42% of homes in Beaminster and 32% in Bridport. Beaminster has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 68%, 1.2 percentage points more than Bridport (Dorset: 70%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (16% and 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £330,000 in Beaminster and £340,000 in Bridport, against £345,000 across Dorset.

£330,000Median sale price
£340,000Median sale price
£345,000Median sale price
67.5%Owner-occupied
66.3%Owner-occupied
70.4%Owner-occupied
15.5%Private renting
16.4%Private renting
16.3%Private renting
16.2%Social renting
16.4%Social renting
12.3%Social renting
42.0%Detached houses
32.2%Detached houses
40.6%Detached houses
29.8%Semi-detached houses
23.0%Semi-detached houses
23.4%Semi-detached houses
15.9%Terraced houses
23.1%Terraced houses
19.3%Terraced houses
9.3%Flats
16.3%Flats
11.6%Flats

Surroundings

Beaminster has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 5.3 percentage points more than Bridport (Dorset: 26%). A typical postcode has 34 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Beaminster, and 76 in Bridport. The typical postcode is 592 m from the nearest school in Beaminster and 704 m in Bridport. The typical postcode is 7,360 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Beaminster and 14,264 m in Bridport. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 71% of premises in Beaminster and 40% in Bridport.

24.6%Green space within 500 m
19.3%Green space within 500 m
26.4%Green space within 500 m
34Services within 15 min (median)
76Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
592 mNearest school (median)
704 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
7.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
14.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
42Postcodes in flood risk areas
136Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,586Postcodes in flood risk areas
70.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
40.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
72.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 30 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Beaminster and 67 in Bridport, against 56 across Dorset. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

30Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
67Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
56Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Beaminster

Beaminster is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 4,260 people in 2,037 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £330,000 over the past two years, 4% below the Dorset median. On average 25% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 7% below the Dorset average.

Bridport

Bridport is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 14,636 people in 7,192 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £340,000 over the past two years, in line with the Dorset median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 27% below the Dorset average.

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