Among the least deprived
IMD England
15
Crime · May '26
£715,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for DT3 6HS
Dorchester and Weymouth
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
DT3 6HS
Coordinates
50.6341, -2.4438
Grid reference
SY687817
Easting
368,708
Northing
81,701
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2VJHM4+MF
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Weymouth
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.
27597
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 27597 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)
Property sales · DT3 6HS
HM Land Registry · Dorset
Average price
£715,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £715,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – Jul '24Jul '24: 1 sales · avg £650,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£780k£715k£650k
May '24Jul '24
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near DT3 6HS
Crime trends · near DT3 6HS
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
22145
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY -57%
ASB
19101
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -62%
Vehicle Crime
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -50%
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.3%
Other White1.8%
+ other · 2.9%
Religion
Christian64.3%
No religion28.6%
Not answered5.7%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
50–6423.5%
65–7423.3%
75–8418.9%
35–499.0%
85 years and over8.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 16.7%
Households
All members 66+27.0%
Any member 66+25.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.7%
Other8.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children6.3%
+ 6 other households · 17.6%
Administrative Information
Dorset
Local Authority
Council AreaSouth Dorset E14001485
Constituency
E14001485Dorset
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 ScotlandWessex
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 040A E01020557
E01020557MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 040 E02004282
E02004282LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Weymouth and Portland 002A E01020557
E01020557MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Weymouth and Portland 002 E02004282
E02004282Urban: 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
4:11 AM
Sunrise
8:18 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:11 AM
Sunset (today)
8:18 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode DT3 6HS 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: 27597
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01020557 and MSOA E02004282 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DT3 6HS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near DT3 6HS
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
St John's Church of England Primary School
Dorset · DT4 7TP
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Westfield Arts College
Dorset · DT3 6AA
Outstanding
0.8 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–19
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
Dorset · DT3 6AA
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Coastland College
Dorset · DT4 7LQ
0.8 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
Bincombe Valley Primary School
Dorset · DT3 6AW
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Arbour House School
Dorset · DT4 7QF
1.1 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 6–18
Wyvern Academy
Dorset · DT3 5AL
Good
1.2 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19
Radipole Primary School
Dorset · DT3 5HS
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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