# DT4 9SX: area report for a postcode in Dorset

DT4 9SX 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 9SX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) › [DT4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt4) › [DT4 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt4-9)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 44% on July. Dorset 037E: 93 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.4881,50.6107,DT49SX
- **Weymouth, 2.4 km**: About 31 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4881,50.6107,DT49SX
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4881,50.6107,DT49SX
- **No property in DT4 9SX 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=-2.4881,50.6107,DT49SX
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Dorset 037E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4881,50.6107,DT49SX
- **£325,154 average price**: For the whole of Dorset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4881,50.6107,DT49SX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.9 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4881,50.6107,DT49SX
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4881,50.6107,DT49SX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DT4 9SX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4881,50.6107,DT49SX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at DT4 9SX**: Road 59 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4881,50.6107,DT49SX
- **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=-2.4881,50.6107,DT49SX
- **4.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4881,50.6107,DT49SX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Budmouth Academy Weymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/budmouth-academy-weymouth-e147443) | Secondary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 40.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Conifers Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/conifers-primary-school-e134080) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Compass](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-compass-e134373) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |
| [St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustines-catholic-primary-school-weymouth-e140755) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 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 | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beechcroft-st-pauls-cofe-primary-school-e144298) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), February 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chickerell Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chickerell-primary-academy-e139147) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 52% 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 | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £645,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £295,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2024 | £375,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2025 | £415,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2025 | £335,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2024 | £440,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| June 2025 | £385,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| February 2025 | £290,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: WESSEX PHARMACY (590 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Charlestown - Weymouth (300 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Weymouth Chickerell Road (610 m, The Southern Co-operative); Tesco Lanehouse Rocks Rd Esso Express (670 m, Tesco); Aldi Westham Weymouth (760 m, Aldi)

## 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 037E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.7** (2025). Dorset 037E has a deprivation score of 16.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,154th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £296,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dorset 037E was £296,500 in 2025. Joint 15,823rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,506** (2021). Dorset 037E had 1,506 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,210th 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: 66.9%** (January 2026). In Dorset 037E, 66.9% 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: 50.6107, -2.4881

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=-2.4881,50.6107,DT49SX

## How to cite

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