Around average
IMD England
Low · 3.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£857,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for DT6 3BB
Postcode
DT6 3BB
Coordinates
50.7357, -2.7531
Grid reference
SY469931
Easting
346,949
Northing
93,175
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2VP6PW+7P
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Bridport
Travel to Work
Bridport
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.
14845
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14845 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 & WalesProperty sales · DT6 3BB
HM Land Registry · Dorset
Average price
£856,250
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £857,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Nov '24 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £1,000,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1m£855k£710k
Nov '24Jul '25Sep '25May '26
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 DT6 3BB
England & WalesCrime trends · near DT6 3BB
Counts are for Bridport electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
17
YoY -32%
443117
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
23
YoY +92%
332210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
8
YoY —
1272
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.3%
Other White4.9%
Other Asian1.3%
+ other · 3.5%
Religion
No religion47.3%
Christian43.2%
Not answered6.7%
Buddhist1.6%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6422.9%
65–7418.8%
35–4914.1%
75–8410.6%
25–348.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.6%
Households
Any member 66+29.7%
Other20.2%
All members 66+11.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children6.0%
+ 6 other households · 24.1%
Administrative Information
Dorset
Local Authority
Council AreaWest Dorset E14001575
Constituency
E14001575Dorset
Police Force
England
Ward
Bridport
Constituency code
E14001575
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Bridport
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 026C E01020500
E01020500MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 026 E02004274
E02004274LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
West Dorset 006C E01020500
E01020500MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
West Dorset 006 E02004274
E02004274Urban: 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
5:52 AM
Sunrise
6:17 PM
Sunset
12 hours 25 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:52 AM
Sunset (today)
6:17 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 25 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 DT6 3BB 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: 14845
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01020500 and MSOA E02004274 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DT6 3BB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near DT6 3BB
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
50%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
30%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 24%
Attainment 8
43.0
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
52%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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