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Bridport South & West Bay

Middle area

West Dorset. 5,656 people in 4.0 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Bridport South & West Bay’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£355,000
2,554th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,553
2,243rd lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
60.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Bridport South & West Bay compares

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Median sale price48 middle areas, Dorset · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Dorset48 areas from £212,750 to £673,600. The middle area is £361,250. Bridport South & West Bay is £355,000.
£355,00023rd lowest
Population48 middle areas, Dorset · 2021
Population: every middle area in Dorset48 areas from 5,032 to 12,206. The middle area is 7,794. Bridport South & West Bay is 5,553.
5,5533rd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage48 middle areas, Dorset · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Dorset48 areas from 34.3% to 97.4%. The middle area is 83.8%. Bridport South & West Bay is 60.8%.
60.8%joint 11th lowest
Claimant rate48 middle areas, Dorset · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Dorset48 areas from 1.2% to 5.0%. The middle area is 2.1%. Bridport South & West Bay is 3.3%.
3.3%joint 3rd highest

Figures for the whole of Dorset

These figures are published for the whole of Dorset, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Dorset and not Bridport South & West Bay alone. See Dorset

Average house price
£325,154
Down 0.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,462
140th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.7×
98th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.3
116th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bridport South & West Bay in brief

The median price paid for a home in Bridport South & West Bay was £355,000 in 2025.

Bridport South & West Bay had 5,553 usual residents at the census.

In Bridport South & West Bay, 60.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bridport South & West Bay, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.