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Local businesses in Blandford Forum

Local Businesses in Blandford Forum, Dorset is new and filling up: choose a type below to see who is listed nearby. Dorset Council area has 18,000 business sites in all (ONS UK Business Counts, March 2026).

Businesses in Blandford Forum by type

The Square, Wimborne Minster, Dorset: shops and businesses that take card payments
The Square, Wimborne Minster, Dorset (2020). Photo: David Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph.

About Blandford Forum

Blandford Forum is a Georgian market town serving north Dorset, with 218 units in its town centre.

  • Blandford's town centre has 218 units with 17 vacant (7.8%); 120 are independents and 30 are national chains. source
  • Footfall in the Market Place ran from 93,200 to 183,000 a month in 2024, peaking at 183,000 in November. source
  • Shoppers spent an estimated £27.1m on retail in Blandford town centre in 2025, and £54.2m at Stour Park in Blandford St Mary. source
  • Blandford Forum's built-up area had 11,796 residents at the 2021 Census. source

For business owners in Blandford Forum

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Questions

How many businesses are there in Blandford Forum?

Dorset Council area has 18,000 business sites in all (ONS UK Business Counts, March 2026). Local Businesses on GetBrent is new and filling up.

Can any business in Blandford Forum list on GetBrent?

Yes. Hire, sales and trade businesses list in their own sections, and every other kind of business, from hairdressers and cafes to gyms, spas and vape shops, lists in Local Businesses. Listing is free.

Where can a business in Blandford Forum get free support?

Free one-to-one business support is available from Business Growth Dorset, the Growth Hub covering Dorset and BCP.

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Listings are added and kept up to date by the businesses themselves or from their own public pages. Local figures: ONS UK Business Counts (March 2026), read 26 October 2026. GetBrent may be paid by partners marked Ad.