Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
15997
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15997 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 DT5 1JA
Crime trends · near DT5 1JA
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearFeb '24 – Jan '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
0
YoY stable
ASB
1
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
0
YoY stable
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
1
incidents · Jan '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,176
White Brit.96.0%
Other White1.8%
+ other · 2.3%
Religion
Total residents: 2,174
No religion47.2%
Christian44.4%
Not answered7.1%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,177
50–6425.0%
35–4916.5%
65–7414.4%
25–349.8%
75–847.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.5%
Households
Total households: 980
Any member 66+16.3%
Other15.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.1%
All members 66+11.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.8%
+ 7 other households · 31.9%
Administrative Information
Dorset
Local Authority
Council Area
South Dorset E14001485
Constituency
E14001485
Dorset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Portland
Constituency code
E14001485
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Portland
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 048A E01020562
E01020562
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 048 E02004289
E02004289
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Weymouth and Portland 009A E01020562
E01020562
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Weymouth and Portland 009 E02004289
E02004289
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1
Sun & Time Information
4:29 AM
Sunrise
7:42 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:29 AM
Sunset (today)
7:42 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1981
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~45 years
Active Duration
1981 -> Present
June 1981 — Introduced
Postcode DT5 1JA introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 15997
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1. LSOA E01020562 and MSOA E02004289 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DT5 1JA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1981
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~45 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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