DT6
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Bridport, in Dorset.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an DT6 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In DT6, 47.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How DT6 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is DT6 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DT6 at a rate of 55.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.2 per 1,000 people across DT.
In August 2026 alone, 152 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DT6.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (450), anti-social behaviour (318) and other crime (173).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DT6 was 55.0 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in DT6, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DT6 has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in DT6
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorset 023A | 1,690 | 25.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 19.9% |
| Dorset 023D | 1,741 | 24.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 36.9% |
| Dorset 026A | 2,059 | 27.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 66.6% |
| Dorset 026B | 1,331 | 53.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 88.4% |
| Dorset 026C | 1,652 | 110.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 41.2% |
| Dorset 026D | 1,371 | 42.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 34.2% |
| Dorset 029A | 1,848 | 40.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 5.2% |
| Dorset 029B | 1,785 | 40.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 25.8% |
| Dorset 029C | 1,747 | 25.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 75.6% |
| Dorset 029D | 2,284 | 27.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 40.1% |
| Dorset 030A | 1,741 | 92.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 84.8% |
| Dorset 030B | 1,657 | 104.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 68.9% |
| Dorset 030C | 2,155 | 88.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 37.2% |
Your MP
- Edward MorelloLiberal DemocratMP for West Dorset
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in DT64
Postcode sectors in DT65
Council1
Towns in DT61
Postcode districts next to DT65
More in the DT postcode area2
DT6 in brief
DT6 is a postcode district covering Bridport, in Dorset.
About 21,772 people lived in DT6 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £370,000 in 2025 across 373 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 55.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DT6 was £370,000 in 2025.
DT6 had 21,671 usual residents at the census.
In DT6, 47.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In DT6, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.