# DT3 5HA: area report for a postcode in Dorset

DT3 5HA is a postcode in Dorset.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Dorset. Open the map at DT3 5HA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) › [DT3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt3) › [DT3 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt3-5)

## Around this postcode

- **20 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 23% on July. Dorset 041E: 134 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.4665,50.6282,DT35HA
- **Weymouth, 1.7 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4665,50.6282,DT35HA
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4665,50.6282,DT35HA
- **No property in DT3 5HA listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.4665,50.6282,DT35HA
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Dorset 041E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4665,50.6282,DT35HA
- **£325,154 average price**: For the whole of Dorset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4665,50.6282,DT35HA
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4665,50.6282,DT35HA
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4665,50.6282,DT35HA
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DT3 5HA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4665,50.6282,DT35HA
- **Low road and rail noise at DT3 5HA**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4665,50.6282,DT35HA
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.4665,50.6282,DT35HA
- **4.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4665,50.6282,DT35HA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Radipole Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/radipole-primary-school-e113717) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Southill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southill-primary-school-e113719) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Arbour House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/arbour-house-school-e143642) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St John's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-e144550) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Weymouth and Kingston Maurward College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/weymouth-and-kingston-maurward-college-e130653) | Sixth form and further education | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Wyvern Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wyvern-academy-e138716) | Special | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |
| [Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beechcroft-st-pauls-cofe-primary-school-e144298) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), February 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wey Valley Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wey-valley-academy-e147291) | Secondary | 1.6 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 38.9 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £305,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| April 2023 | £462,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2026 | £200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2025 | £365,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2025 | £510,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2025 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| September 2025 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2026 | £626,250 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: MORRISONS PHARMACY (790 m); LAYANSON PHARMACY - WEYMOUTH (840 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Mercery Road Weymouth (490 m, Aldi); Lidl Central Weymouth Weymouth (490 m, Lidl); Sainsburys Weymouth (630 m, Sainsburys); Morrisons Broadwey Weymouth (660 m, Morrisons); Tesco Weymouth Dorchester Rd Express (920 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £325,154** (July 2026). Dorset’s average house price was £325,154 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,462** (2025). Full-time workers living in Dorset earned a median of £37,462 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 140th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.7×** (2025). A home in Dorset costs 8.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 98th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 16.3** (2025). Dorset has a deprivation score of 16.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 116th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Dorset 041E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.1** (2025). Dorset 041E has a deprivation score of 7.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,163rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £370,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dorset 041E was £370,000 in 2025. Joint 10,375th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,505** (2021). Dorset 041E had 1,505 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,273rd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 87.6%** (January 2026). In Dorset 041E, 87.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## DT3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £350,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DT3 was £350,000 in 2025. Joint 789th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 24,583** (2021). DT3 had 24,583 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,197th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in DT3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 84.0%** (January 2026). In DT3, 84.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset)
- Centre: 50.6282, -2.4665

Council: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [South Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-dorset): Lloyd Hatton (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.4665,50.6282,DT35HA

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