Around average
IMD England
£420,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for DT3 4FF
Postcode
DT3 4FF
Coordinates
50.6266, -2.5068
Grid reference
SY642808
Easting
364,250
Northing
80,885
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2VJFGV+J7
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Chickerell
Travel to Work
Dorchester and Weymouth
ITL Region
Dorset
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
15753
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15753 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · DT3 4FF
HM Land Registry · Dorset
Average price
£424,500
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £420,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Feb '24 – Aug '25Aug '25: 2 sales · avg £405,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£460k£433k£405k
Feb '24Jan '25Feb '25Aug '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.8%
Other White1.9%
+ other · 2.3%
Religion
Christian53.5%
No religion38.3%
Not answered7.4%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
50–6422.9%
35–4916.3%
65–7412.9%
75–8411.3%
25–348.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.3%
Households
Any member 66+19.9%
All members 66+14.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.6%
Other11.0%
+ 8 other households · 30.6%
Administrative Information
Dorset
Local Authority
Council AreaSouth Dorset E14001485
Constituency
E14001485Dorset
Police Force
England
Ward
Chickerell
Constituency code
E14001485
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Chickerell
International Territorial Level
Dorset
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWessex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South West
NHS Region
South West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Dorset
Sub ICB Location
NHS Dorset ICB - 11J
Cancer Alliance
Wessex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Dorset 037B E01020513
E01020513MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 037 E02004280
E02004280LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
West Dorset 012B E01020513
E01020513MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
West Dorset 012 E02004280
E02004280Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1
Sun & Time Information
5:52 AM
Sunrise
6:14 PM
Sunset
12 hours 22 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:52 AM
Sunset (today)
6:14 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 22 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
May 2013
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~13 years
Active Duration
2013 -> PresentMay 2013 — Introduced
Postcode DT3 4FF introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1. LSOA E01020513 and MSOA E02004280 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DT3 4FF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
May 2013
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~13 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near DT3 4FF
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
52%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 27%
Attainment 8
42.0
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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