Hamlet · Dorset

West Melbury

Melbury Abbas parish population 301 · Postcode SP7 · South West, England

West Melbury is part of the parish of Melbury Abbas. There are no separate figures for West Melbury, so property, crime, broadband, food hygiene and businesses below are for all of Melbury Abbas parish. Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from West Melbury itself. What each figure covers

Where the figures come from

  • Melbury Abbas parish
    Property, crime, broadband, food hygiene and businesses are for this whole area.
  • West Melbury
    Roughly where West Melbury is: the box Ordnance Survey draws round it. There is no official outline of West Melbury itself.
  • Centre of West Melbury
    Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from here.
What each figure covers
At a glance
Crime62 / 1,000147 incidents in 12 months▲-34% well below national averageMelbury Abbas parishView breakdown →
Broadband161.2 MbpsAverage download (2023) · Up to 1000 Mbps now▼-3% below national averageMelbury Abbas parishView coverage →
Schools7 schools4 primary, 2 other, 1 secondary · latest Ofsted resultsMelbury Abbas parish and nearbyView schools →
Flood riskVery lowTwyford Brook · 2,361m from the centreCentre of West MelburyView assessment →
Businesses31Top: Construction, Admin & support, Professional services▲+26% notably above national averageMelbury Abbas parishView directory →
Planning252Within 5 km, 12 months · 16 in last 30 days · 32 pending · 194 approved · Dorset councilWithin 5 km of West MelburyView applications →
TransportGillingham (Dorset)8.5 km awayNearest to West MelburyLive departures →
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