High deprivation
IMD England
5
Crime · May '26
£425,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for DT8 3JL
Postcode
DT8 3JL
Coordinates
50.8038, -2.7585
Grid reference
ST466007
Easting
346,649
Northing
100,743
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2VR63R+GJ
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
11849
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11849 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)
Property sales · DT8 3JL
HM Land Registry · Dorset
Average price
£425,000
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Median price: £425,000
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Police Recorded Crime near DT8 3JL
Crime trends · near DT8 3JL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
ASB
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -50%
Vehicle Crime
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Burglary
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.7%
Other White2.1%
+ other · 1.2%
Religion
Christian57.5%
No religion34.6%
Not answered6.6%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6426.0%
65–7420.9%
75–8413.0%
35–4912.2%
25–345.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 22.3%
Households
All members 66+22.1%
Any member 66+17.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.8%
Other9.2%
+ 7 other households · 23.8%
Administrative Information
Dorset
Local Authority
Council AreaWest Dorset E14001575
Constituency
E14001575Dorset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Marshwood Vale
Constituency code
E14001575
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Stoke Abbott
International Territorial Level
Dorset
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandWessex
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 019D E01020506
E01020506MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 019 E02004271
E02004271LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
West Dorset 003D E01020506
E01020506MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
West Dorset 003 E02004271
E02004271Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
Sun & Time Information
4:09 AM
Sunrise
8:23 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:09 AM
Sunset (today)
8:23 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 DT8 3JL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 11849
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01020506 and MSOA E02004271 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DT8 3JL 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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