High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 2.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£510,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for DT7 3AF
Postcode
DT7 3AF
Coordinates
50.7281, -2.9368
Grid reference
SY339924
Easting
333,978
Northing
92,470
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2VP3H7+67
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Lyme Regis
Travel to Work
Sidmouth
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.
13120
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13120 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 · DT7 3AF
HM Land Registry · Dorset
Average price
£510,000
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Median price: £510,000
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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 DT7 3AF
England & WalesCrime trends · near DT7 3AF
Counts are for Lyme & Charmouth 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
4
YoY —
21123
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
4
YoY —
1481
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.8%
Other White2.0%
+ other · 3.2%
Religion
Christian50.4%
No religion41.2%
Not answered7.0%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6424.6%
65–7415.0%
35–4914.4%
75–8410.8%
25–347.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.8%
Households
Any member 66+20.6%
All members 66+15.3%
Other14.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.0%
+ 7 other households · 28.1%
Administrative Information
Dorset
Local Authority
Council AreaWest Dorset E14001575
Constituency
E14001575Dorset
Police Force
England
Ward
Lyme & Charmouth
Constituency code
E14001575
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Lyme Regis
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 023C E01020533
E01020533MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 023 E02004273
E02004273LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
West Dorset 005C E01020533
E01020533MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
West Dorset 005 E02004273
E02004273Larger 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
5:56 AM
Sunrise
6:13 PM
Sunset
12 hours 17 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:56 AM
Sunset (today)
6:13 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 17 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 DT7 3AF 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: 13120
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1. LSOA E01020533 and MSOA E02004273 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DT7 3AF 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 DT7 3AF
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
31%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
53%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 19%
Attainment 8
51.4
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
68%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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