Bridport
vs Lyme & Charmouth
Bridport has the younger population: 12% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Lyme & Charmouth. Homes in Lyme & Charmouth sold for a median of £470,000, 38% above Bridport. Lyme & Charmouth has more green space nearby (26% within 500 m, against 19%).
People
Bridport has 14,636 residents in 7,192 households; Lyme & Charmouth has 5,078 in 2,508. Lyme & Charmouth has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 41%, 7.1 percentage points more than Bridport (Dorset: 30%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (37% and 37%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 32% of homes in Bridport and 43% in Lyme & Charmouth. Lyme & Charmouth has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 4.2 percentage points more than Bridport (Dorset: 70%). Bridport has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 4.2 percentage points more than Lyme & Charmouth (Dorset: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £340,000 in Bridport and £470,000 in Lyme & Charmouth, against £345,000 across Dorset.
Surroundings
Lyme & Charmouth has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 26%, 6.6 percentage points more than Bridport (Dorset: 26%). A typical postcode has 76 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bridport, and 62 in Lyme & Charmouth. The typical postcode is 704 m from the nearest school in Bridport and 439 m in Lyme & Charmouth. The typical postcode is 14,264 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bridport and 19,366 m in Lyme & Charmouth. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 40% of premises in Bridport and 23% in Lyme & Charmouth.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 67 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bridport and 41 in Lyme & Charmouth, 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.
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 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.
Lyme & Charmouth is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 5,078 people in 2,508 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £470,000 over the past two years, 36% above the Dorset median. On average 26% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Dorset average.
More comparisons.
Bridport and Lyme & Charmouth next to other wards of Dorset.