# DT6 3XA: area report for a postcode in Dorset

DT6 3XA 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 DT6 3XA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) › [DT6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt6) › [DT6 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt6-3)

## Around this postcode

- **20 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 18% on July. Dorset 030B: 105 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7508,50.7314,DT63XA
- **Maiden Newton, 14 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7508,50.7314,DT63XA
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7508,50.7314,DT63XA
- **5 of 13 properties in DT6 3XA at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 4 at medium risk, 4 at low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.7508,50.7314,DT63XA
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Dorset 030B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7508,50.7314,DT63XA
- **£325,154 average price**: For the whole of Dorset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7508,50.7314,DT63XA
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7508,50.7314,DT63XA
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7508,50.7314,DT63XA
- **66.7% can get gigabit broadband at DT6 3XA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7508,50.7314,DT63XA
- **Low road and rail noise at DT6 3XA**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7508,50.7314,DT63XA
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-2.7508,50.7314,DT63XA
- **4.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7508,50.7314,DT63XA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bridport Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bridport-primary-school-e142690) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Catherine's Roman Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-catherines-roman-catholic-school-e140757) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bridport-st-marys-church-of-england-primary-school-e142691) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Sir John Colfox Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-sir-john-colfox-academy-e141735) | Secondary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.9 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £550,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2024 | £620,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2023 | £182,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2025 | £165,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| November 2025 | £335,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2026 | £338,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| April 2025 | £405,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| February 2026 | £385,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: WELL (480 m); BOOTS (610 m)
- Dental practices: JOHN LUMLEY & SIMON WOOD DENTAL PRACTICE (440 m); COLOSSEUM DENTAL (ALLINGTON) (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - East Street (470 m, Spar); Morrisons Bridport (690 m, Morrisons); Waitrose Bridport (730 m, Waitrose); Co-op Bridport (840 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 030B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.3** (2025). Dorset 030B has a deprivation score of 17.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,706th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £335,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dorset 030B was £335,000 in 2025. Joint 12,666th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,657** (2021). Dorset 030B had 1,657 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,363rd 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: 68.9%** (January 2026). In Dorset 030B, 68.9% 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.

## DT6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £370,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DT6 was £370,000 in 2025. Joint 700th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 21,671** (2021). DT6 had 21,671 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,358th 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: 93%** (2022). About 93% of people in DT6 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: 47.3%** (January 2026). In DT6, 47.3% 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: 50.7314, -2.7508

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

## Your MP

- [West Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-dorset): Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat), 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=-2.7508,50.7314,DT63XA

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