# DT4 8XA: area report for a postcode in Dorset

DT4 8XA 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 DT4 8XA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) › [DT4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt4) › [DT4 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt4-8)

## Around this postcode

- **37 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 39% on July. Dorset 044E: 75 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.4547,50.6034,DT48XA
- **Weymouth, 1.3 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4547,50.6034,DT48XA
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 840 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4547,50.6034,DT48XA
- **No property in DT4 8XA 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=-2.4547,50.6034,DT48XA
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Dorset 044E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4547,50.6034,DT48XA
- **£325,154 average price**: For the whole of Dorset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4547,50.6034,DT48XA
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 730 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4547,50.6034,DT48XA
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4547,50.6034,DT48XA
- **54.5% can get gigabit broadband at DT4 8XA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4547,50.6034,DT48XA
- **Low road and rail noise at DT4 8XA**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4547,50.6034,DT48XA
- **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=-2.4547,50.6034,DT48XA
- **5.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4547,50.6034,DT48XA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-church-of-england-vc-primary-school-and-community-nursery-e126911) | Primary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustines-catholic-primary-school-weymouth-e140755) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kingfisher School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingfisher-school-e150924) | Special | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [The Compass](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-compass-e134373) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |
| [All Saints' Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-church-of-england-academy-e147214) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 37.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beechcroft-st-pauls-cofe-primary-school-e144298) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), February 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wyke Regis Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wyke-regis-infant-school-and-nursery-e113713) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | – |
| [Wyke Regis Church of England Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wyke-regis-church-of-england-junior-school-e113787) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £525,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2023 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| March 2026 | £477,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| January 2024 | £330,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2024 | £201,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2025 | £575,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2025 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| January 2026 | £200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CROSS ROAD SURGERY (730 m)
- Pharmacies: MALHOTRA PHARMACY (600 m); ASDA PHARMACY (660 m); BOOTS (720 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Weymouth - Buxton Road (560 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Weymouth St Thomas Street Express (600 m, Tesco); Asda Weymouth Superstore (660 m, Asda); M&S Weymouth (830 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 044E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.1** (2025). Dorset 044E has a deprivation score of 21.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,802nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £303,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dorset 044E was £303,000 in 2025. Joint 15,250th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,796** (2021). Dorset 044E had 1,796 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,976th 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: 66.2%** (January 2026). In Dorset 044E, 66.2% 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.

## DT4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £254,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DT4 was £254,000 in 2025. Joint 792nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 37,647** (2021). DT4 had 37,647 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 533rd 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: 68%** (2022). About 68% of people in DT4 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: 79.1%** (January 2026). In DT4, 79.1% 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: 50.6034, -2.4547

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=-2.4547,50.6034,DT48XA

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