# DT5 2HX: area report for a postcode in Dorset

DT5 2HX 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 DT5 2HX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) › [DT5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt5) › [DT5 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt5-2)

## Around this postcode

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 50% on July. Dorset 048B: 91 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.4516,50.5413,DT52HX
- **Weymouth, 8.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4516,50.5413,DT52HX
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 860 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4516,50.5413,DT52HX
- **No property in DT5 2HX 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=-2.4516,50.5413,DT52HX
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Dorset 048B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4516,50.5413,DT52HX
- **£328,589 average price**: For the whole of Dorset, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4516,50.5413,DT52HX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4516,50.5413,DT52HX
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4516,50.5413,DT52HX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DT5 2HX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4516,50.5413,DT52HX
- **Low road and rail noise at DT5 2HX**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4516,50.5413,DT52HX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-2.4516,50.5413,DT52HX
- **3.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4516,50.5413,DT52HX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St George's Foundation Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-foundation-primary-school-e127133) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Atlantic Academy Portland](https://openindex.co.uk/school/atlantic-academy-portland-e145119) | All-through | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| October 2025 | £107,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| April 2026 | £125,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| August 2025 | £110,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| May 2024 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| May 2026 | £126,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| March 2025 | £245,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| August 2025 | £198,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Co-op Weston Road Easton (500 m, The Southern Co-operative)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £328,589** (August 2026). Dorset’s average house price was £328,589 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 8.8×** (2025). A home in Dorset costs 8.8 times local full-time pay. 97th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 048B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 31.8** (2025). Dorset 048B has a deprivation score of 31.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,435th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £206,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dorset 048B was £206,000 in 2025. Joint 7,139th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,612** (2021). Dorset 048B had 1,612 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,488th 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: 89.5%** (January 2026). In Dorset 048B, 89.5% 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.

## DT5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £235,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DT5 was £235,000 in 2025. Joint 636th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 13,559** (2021). DT5 had 13,559 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 929th least 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 DT5 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: 88.4%** (January 2026). In DT5, 88.4% 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: 50.5413, -2.4516

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), August 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=-2.4516,50.5413,DT52HX

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