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.
Police Recorded Crime near DT3 6JD
Crime trends · near DT3 6JD
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: 1,537
White Brit.95.3%
Other White1.8%
+ other · 2.9%
Religion
Total residents: 1,537
Christian64.3%
No religion28.6%
Not answered5.7%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,536
50–6423.5%
65–7423.3%
75–8418.9%
35–499.0%
85 years and over8.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 16.7%
Households
Total households: 803
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 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 040A E01020557
E01020557
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 040 E02004282
E02004282
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Weymouth and Portland 002A E01020557
E01020557
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Weymouth and Portland 002 E02004282
E02004282
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
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode DT3 6JD 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 6JD 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
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