Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
22919
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 22919 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 DT6 6LN
Crime trends · near DT6 6LN
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
7
YoY +133%
ASB
2
YoY -33%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY +100%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
2
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
14
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,690
White Brit.95.1%
Other White2.7%
+ other · 2.2%
Religion
Total residents: 1,690
Christian51.7%
No religion39.9%
Not answered6.5%
Other religion1.3%
+ other · 0.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,695
50–6423.4%
65–7419.8%
75–8415.0%
35–4911.3%
85 years and over7.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.4%
Households
Total households: 810
Any member 66+23.9%
All members 66+21.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.3%
Other11.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.3%
+ 7 other households · 23.1%
Administrative Information
Dorset
Local Authority
Council Area
West Dorset E14001575
Constituency
E14001575
Dorset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Lyme & Charmouth
Constituency code
E14001575
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Charmouth
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 023A E01020511
E01020511
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 023 E02004273
E02004273
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
West Dorset 005A E01020511
E01020511
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
West Dorset 005 E02004273
E02004273
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1
Sun & Time Information
4:30 AM
Sunrise
7:45 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:30 AM
Sunset (today)
7:45 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 DT6 6LN introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 22919
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1. LSOA E01020511 and MSOA E02004273 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DT6 6LN 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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