Around average
IMD England
South West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for DT3 4LR
Postcode
DT3 4LR
Coordinates
50.6239, -2.4985
Grid reference
SY648805
Easting
364,836
Northing
80,590
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2VJGF2+HJ
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.
20091
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20091 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 & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.2%
Other White1.9%
+ other · 1.9%
Religion
No religion46.4%
Christian46.0%
Not answered6.5%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
50–6421.7%
35–4918.8%
65–7412.6%
25–3411.3%
10–157.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.9%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.1%
Other14.5%
All members 66+12.5%
Any member 66+11.3%
+ 7 other households · 31.1%
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 037C E01020514
E01020514MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 037 E02004280
E02004280LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
West Dorset 012C E01020514
E01020514MSOA 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
February 1990
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~36 years
Active Duration
1990 -> PresentFebruary 1990 — Introduced
Postcode DT3 4LR introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 20091
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1. LSOA E01020514 and MSOA E02004280 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DT3 4LR is currently active and in use.
First introduced
February 1990
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~36 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near DT3 4LR
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
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
42%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
69%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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