Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
8679
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8679 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.
Police Recorded Crime near DT3 5PL
Crime trends · near DT3 5PL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
7
YoY -36%
ASB
3
YoY -25%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
1
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
13
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,211
White Brit.94.7%
Other White2.0%
+ other · 3.2%
Religion
Total residents: 2,211
No religion48.8%
Christian43.2%
Not answered5.7%
Other religion1.3%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,206
50–6421.4%
35–4916.9%
25–3416.5%
65–7410.3%
≤46.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.1%
Households
Total households: 1,017
Other22.0%
Any member 66+12.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.2%
+ 7 other households · 35.2%
Administrative Information
Dorset
Local Authority
Council Area
South Dorset E14001485
Constituency
E14001485
Dorset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Littlemoor & Preston
Constituency code
E14001485
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Weymouth
International Territorial Level
Dorset
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
Wessex
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 038A E01020551
E01020551
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 038 E02004281
E02004281
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Weymouth and Portland 001A E01020551
E01020551
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Weymouth and Portland 001 E02004281
E02004281
Urban: 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
Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1
Sun & Time Information
4:29 AM
Sunrise
7:43 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:29 AM
Sunset (today)
7:43 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
April 1985
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~41 years
Active Duration
1985 -> Present
April 1985 — Introduced
Postcode DT3 5PL 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: 8679
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01020551 and MSOA E02004281 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DT3 5PL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 1985
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~41 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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