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Bridport
vs Eggardon

Bridport has the younger population: 12% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Eggardon. Homes in Eggardon sold for a median of £362,500, 7% above Bridport. Eggardon has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 19%).

Map of Dorset with Bridport highlighted
Bridport
563 postcodes
Map of Dorset with Eggardon highlighted
Eggardon
260 postcodes
Map of Dorset
Dorset
city average

People

Bridport has 14,636 residents in 7,192 households; Eggardon has 5,297 in 2,312. Bridport has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 34%, 4.6 percentage points more than Eggardon (Dorset: 30%). Bridport has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 11.2 percentage points more than Eggardon (Dorset: 31%).

14,636Residents (2021)
5,297Residents (2021)
379,579Residents (2021)
7,192Households
2,312Households
169,261Households
11.8%Aged 15–29
11.4%Aged 15–29
13.5%Aged 15–29
34.1%Aged 65 and over
29.5%Aged 65 and over
29.6%Aged 65 and over
37.2%Living alone
26.0%Living alone
30.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 32% of homes in Bridport and 51% in Eggardon. Eggardon has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 4.2 percentage points more than Bridport (Dorset: 70%). Eggardon has the higher share of private renting: 19%, 2.5 percentage points more than Bridport (Dorset: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £340,000 in Bridport and £362,500 in Eggardon, against £345,000 across Dorset.

£340,000Median sale price
£362,500Median sale price
£345,000Median sale price
66.3%Owner-occupied
70.5%Owner-occupied
70.4%Owner-occupied
16.4%Private renting
18.9%Private renting
16.3%Private renting
16.4%Social renting
9.6%Social renting
12.3%Social renting
32.2%Detached houses
51.3%Detached houses
40.6%Detached houses
23.0%Semi-detached houses
24.2%Semi-detached houses
23.4%Semi-detached houses
23.1%Terraced houses
19.8%Terraced houses
19.3%Terraced houses
16.3%Flats
2.0%Flats
11.6%Flats

Surroundings

Eggardon has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 2.6 percentage points more than Bridport (Dorset: 26%). A typical postcode has 76 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bridport, and 4 in Eggardon. The typical postcode is 704 m from the nearest school in Bridport and 1,765 m in Eggardon. The typical postcode is 14,264 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bridport and 6,771 m in Eggardon. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 40% of premises in Bridport and 27% in Eggardon.

19.3%Green space within 500 m
21.9%Green space within 500 m
26.4%Green space within 500 m
76Services within 15 min (median)
4Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
704 mNearest school (median)
1.8 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
14.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
6.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
136Postcodes in flood risk areas
37Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,586Postcodes in flood risk areas
40.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
27.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
72.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 67 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bridport and 35 in Eggardon, 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.

67Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
35Recorded 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.

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.

Eggardon

Eggardon is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 5,297 people in 2,312 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £362,500 over the past two years, 5% above the Dorset median. On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 17% below the Dorset average.

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