Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
11779
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11779 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 DT8 3NG
Crime trends · near DT8 3NG
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
3
YoY -62%
ASB
2
YoY -33%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
1
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
8
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,601
White Brit.93.2%
Other White3.7%
+ other · 3.1%
Religion
Total residents: 1,602
Christian52.8%
No religion37.6%
Not answered8.1%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,601
50–6421.7%
65–7417.3%
75–8415.7%
35–4912.4%
25–347.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.7%
Households
Total households: 821
Any member 66+25.0%
All members 66+18.9%
Other12.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children6.8%
+ 6 other households · 25.0%
Administrative Information
Dorset
Local Authority
Council Area
West Dorset E14001575
Constituency
E14001575
Dorset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Beaminster
Constituency code
E14001575
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Beaminster
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 019C E01020496
E01020496
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 019 E02004271
E02004271
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
West Dorset 003C E01020496
E01020496
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
West Dorset 003 E02004271
E02004271
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
7:45 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:29 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 DT8 3NG 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: 11779
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1. LSOA E01020496 and MSOA E02004271 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DT8 3NG 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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