Chesil Beach runs alongside to the west of the village which is part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site.

The Chickerell Rifle Range is also located close to the Fleet Lagoon, and is part of the Wyke Regis Training Area.

[5] For elections to the UK Parliament, Chickerell is in the South Dorset parliamentary constituency.

[10] Blundell Harling Ltd, KEMET Electronics Corp., ASM Assembly Systems Ltd (formerly DEK Printing Machines Ltd), Tecan Components Ltd, Ultra Electronics, Weymouth Land Registry are some of the area's major employers.

A 45 MW gas power station[12] and a small solar farm is located at the Chickerell Substation, where a 2.4 GWh grid battery is approved for 2028.

[13] The nearest railway station to Chickerell is Weymouth, 2.0 miles (3.2 km) away from the town.