Bridport

Bridport is internationally known for its rope making industry which stretches back to Roman times. The town has its own brewery, a medieval parish church, a weekly market and some 1,000 listed buildings. The town has several industrial estates, including a greenfield site at Gore Cross.

Communications

Bridport is located on the A35 south coast trunk road. There are no rail links in the area.

Education

Bridport pyramid area: Eight primary schools, one secondary school, one special school. The secondary school for the area is Sir John Colfox School (847pupils -2011).

Commercial land:

Between 1994-10, 8.9 hectares of industrial land has been developed in Bridport. The total area of land with permission or allocated in local plans is 4.9 hectares.

Crime

Domestic burglaries

Rate per 1,000 households

Area	2002/03	2003/04	2004/05	2005/06	2006/07	2007/08	2008/2009	2009/10
Bridport	8.2	6.4	4.2	4.2	4.5	n/a	3.5	4.0
DCC Dorset	6.6	6.6	6.5	5.7	4.4	n/a	4.1	3.8
South West	14.8	12.3	10.7	8.9	8.4	n/a	8.2	7.6
England and Wales	20.0	18.6 (GB)	14.4	13.5	13.1	n/a	12.2	11.6

Note: Due to low number of burglary rates for small geographical areas, for example towns, it may fluctuate significantly from one year to another.
Source: Dorset County Council

Other sources of crime data

Access the Police crime mapping Bridport (opens in a new window) where you can find crime data on a month by month basis (starting December 2010) mapped to neighbourhood and street level. This looks at the crime types of burglary, anti-social behaviour, robbery, vehicle crime, violent crime and other crime. Note this comprehensive and up-to-date database only looks at numbers of crimes and not crime rates for individual crimes. It does give an overall crime rate (per 1,000 people) for the neighbourhood.

Population

Latest population figure (2010 mid year estimate) for the town is 13,210*

Year	1921	1931	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001
Census population (enumerated)	5,910	5,920	6,270	6,530	6,370	6,880	7,290	7,730

* Population estimate is for the 'built up area of Bridport', including Allington, Bradpole, Bothenhampton & Bridport.

Housing growth

Year	98	99	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Housing development	87	130	109	125	140	123	146	45	74	11	95	31	36

The 2001 Census records 6,346 dwellings in Bridport.

Since 2001, a further 701 have been built giving a total of 7,047 dwellings.
At March 2010 a further 60 units have permission and 301 have been allocated in local plans. Includes Bridport, Allington, Bradpole and Bothenhampton.
Note: Figures allow for losses from re-development. Method revised 2009

Index of deprivation, 2007

(Figures show LSOA ranking out of 247 LSOAs in Dorset with 1 being the most deprived)

LSOA	Multiple	Income	Employment	Health	Education & Skills	Housing & Services	Crime	Living
Bothenhampton & West Bay	135	157	119	112	146	53	117	132
Bradpole	77	88	63	73	53	71	127	133
Bridport Centre & Allington	24	39	26	25	72	146	15	41
Bridport Centre & North	35	46	35	49	89	121	16	25
Bridport Coneygar	89	126	39	45	73	91	158	145
Bridport Court Orchard	13	9	14	13	7	67	130	96
Bridport Skilling	12	11	12	15	4	162	10	49

LSOA = Lower Super Output Area (minimum 400 households or 1,000 population) Note: The figures in the 2007 health column are revised from those published in the 2008 Dorset Databook.

Index of deprivation, 2010

LSOA	Multiple	Income	Employment	health	Education & Skills	Housing & services	Crime	Living
Bothenhampton & West Bay	127	158	99	79	128	54	169	133
Bradpole	91	104	73	83	66	78	70	140
Bridport Centre & Allington	26	44	24	19	74	181	23	31
Bridport Centre North	36	58	38	42	96	137	21	13
Bridport Coneygar	75	132	45	28	76	110	77	150
Bridport Court Orchard	13	8	13	11	8	68	71	91
Bridport Skilling	12	9	12	16	4	202	9	51

Please see The Index of Deprivation, 2010 for detailed information and mapping.

Source: DCLG

Average house prices

Dwelling type	Average Price July - Sept 2009	Average Price July - Sept 2010	July - Sept 2010 (sales)
Detached	£315,537	£367,318	33
Semi-detached	£198,000	£258,393	24
Terraced	£196,470	£226,848	23
Flats/maisonettes	£134,859	£138,112	4

Land Registry average prices. Sales for postcode sectors DT6 3, DT6 4, DT6 5

(Prices may be affected by low number of sales)

Area:

Approx. 'built-up' area = 500 hectares (1,235 acres)
(includes Bridport Centre, West Bay, Bradpole & Symondsbury)

Local authority revenue

Council Tax band D for Year	Council Tax payable
11/12	£1,652.95
10/11	£1,652.95
09/10	£1,604.96
08/09	£1,552.76
07/08	£1,485.07
06/07	£1,422.42
05/06	£1,362.25
04/05	£1,297.17
03/04	£1,225.90
02/03	£1,064.96
01/02	£967.29
00/01	£911.76
99/00	£850.33

Source: Dorset County Council

Second/Holiday and Empty Homes, 2011

Total dwellings on Council Tax Register	4,519
Total number of second homes	245
Second homes as a % of total dwellings	5.47
Total number of long term empty properties	65
Empty homes as a % of total dwellings	1.39

Source: Council Tax Register (parish figure, rounded)

Population 2010: Mid Year Estimates

Population breakdown	DCC Dorset	Bridport
Resident Population	404,790	13,210
Males	196,420	6,190
Females	208,370	7,020

Source: ONS

Age Structure: (%) 2010 Mid Year Estimates

Age range	DCC Dorset	Bridport
0-15	17.0	15.8
16+17	2.7	2.5
18-44	25.4	23.5
45-59	20.9	21.0
60-84	30.0	32.0
85+	3.9	5.1

Source:ONS

Ethnicity: (%) 2001 Census

Ethnicity	DCC Dorset	Bridport
White British	96.8	97.2
BME	3.2	2.8

Health: 2001 Census

Health category	DCC Dorset	Bridport
% with Long-term Illness / Disability	19.2	17.4
Health: % Good	68.1	69.5
Health: % Not Good	8.4	8.2
% Providing Unpaid Care	10.8	9.0

Poverty indicators: Housing/Council Tax Benefit, 2009

Benefit Population	DCC Dorset	Bridport
as a % of total town population	13.6	17.5

Source: Dorset County Council

Socio-economic classifications: 2010 ACORN

Classification	DCC Dorset	Bridport
% Wealthy Achievers	40.1	16.4
% Urban Prosperity	7.1	15.4
% Comfortably Off	33.2	39.0
% Moderate Means	9.2	12.4
% Hard Pressed	10.2	16.4
% unclassified	0.2	0.5

ACORN is a geodemographic segmentation of the UK's population which segments small neighbourhoods, postcodes, or consumer households into five categories, 17 groups and 56 types.
The five higher level categories, wealthy achievers, urban prosperity, comfortably off, moderate means and hard pressed are shown above.

A full ACORN profile of the town is available, including maps of the two wards in the town. You can access the Bridport ACORN Profile (pdf, 816kb) (opens in a new window) for this information.

Source: ACORN 2010

Retail Profile - total Town floorspace

128 shops/119,000 sq.ft. (2005)

Town centre:

Mainly local shops but includes nationals such as Boots, Co-op, Currys, Superdrug, New Look, W H Smiths, and Waitrose (& Morrisons - out of town)

Catchment population:

The shopping catchment for Bridport (major food shopping) extends around four to five miles in a north, east and west direction. The population within the catchment is around 19,200 (mid 2001).

Source: DCC

Library - Number of issues of books etc

Bridport	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11
Library	164,141	141,039	140,780	129,491
Mobile	30,815	30,028	30,289	29,600

Source: Dorset County Council

Industrial estates

St Andrews Trading Estate (2.4h), St Michael's Trading Estate (1.8h), Dreadnought Trading Estate (1.6h), Gore Cross Business Park (6.1h), North Mills Trading Estate (2.2h), Old Laundry/Sea Road North (0.55h). Pineapple Business Park (1.0h)

Unemployment % (persons)

Year	Male	Female	Total
July 1997	6.2 (126)	3.5 (55)	5.0 (181)
July 1998	4.4 (116)	2.0 (43)	3.3 (159)
July 1999	3.3 (87)	1.5 (32)	2.5 (119)
July 2000	1.9 (50)	0.9 (19)	1.4 (69)
July 2001	1.8 (47)	0.9 (21)	1.4 (68)
July 2002	1.5 (43)	0.9 (21)	1.2 (64)
July 2003	1.4 (42)	0.8 (20)	1.1 (62)
July 2004	1.1 (33)	0.5 (15)	0.8 (48)
July 2005	1.5 (46)	0.4 (13)	1.0 (59)
July 2006	1.4 (42)	1.0 (29)	1.2 (71)
July 2007	0.9 (31)	0.6 (19)	0.8 (50)
July 2008	1.4 (47)	0.6 (18)	1.0 (65)
July 2009	2.8 (92)	1.0 (31)	1.9 (123)
July 2010	2.6 (85)	0.9 (31)	1.7 (116)

Of July 2009 unemployment figures, the long-term unemployed = 1.6%
Of July 2010 unemployment figures, the long-term unemployed = 17.2%

2009 employment

Total number of people working in the town: 5,100 Number of Firms (excluding self employed): 520

Full-time	57%
Part-time	43%

Type of employment	%
Manufacturing and other non service	15
Construction	7
Accommodation & Food Service activities	8
Other Services	4
Distribution including motor	28
Finance and business services	14
Public administration, Ed and Health	24

Source: Business Register and Employment Survey, 2009, ONS

Figures may not sum due to rounding. All these figures exclude farm agriculture which has been suppressed

Major employers

Amsafe, Bridport Community Hospital, Denhay Farms, Dorset Community NHS Trust, Dorset County Council, Edwards Sports Products, Gundry Bridport Ltd, Morrisons, Waitrose

Traffic counts in the wider Bridport area - annual average daily traffic

Road	Location	AADF (Annual Average Daily Traffic)							Percentage Growth Since
		1983	1990	2000	2005	2008	2009	2010	2009	2008	2005	2000	1990	1983
									1 Year	2 year	5 Years	10 Years	20 Years	27 Years
A35(T)	Miles Cross/London Inn (W of Bridport)	8,200	10,800	13,600	15,400	15,300	15,900	15,600	-2%	2%	1%	15%	44%	90%
B3162	North of Salway Ash	900	1,200	1,400	1,600	1,800	1,800	1,900	6%	6%	19%	36%	58%	111%
A3066	Gore Cross	3,600	5,400	6,300	6,800	6,700	6,900	6,800	-1%	1%	0%	8%	26%	89%
A35(T)	Kingston Russell	6,900	9,100	11,700	13,900	14,100	14,300	14,100	-1%	0%	1%	21%	55%	104%
B3157	East of Bridport	2,800	5,800	6,200	7,000	6,900	7,500	7,400	-1%	7%	6%	19%	28%	164%