# DT7 3NX: area report for a postcode in Dorset

DT7 3NX 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 DT7 3NX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) › [DT7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt7) › [DT7 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt7-3)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 100% on July. Dorset 023B: 58 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9493,50.7311,DT73NX
- **Axminster, 6.6 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9493,50.7311,DT73NX
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9493,50.7311,DT73NX
- **No property in DT7 3NX 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=-2.9493,50.7311,DT73NX
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Dorset 023B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9493,50.7311,DT73NX
- **£325,154 average price**: For the whole of Dorset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9493,50.7311,DT73NX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9493,50.7311,DT73NX
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9493,50.7311,DT73NX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DT7 3NX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9493,50.7311,DT73NX
- **Low road and rail noise at DT7 3NX**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9493,50.7311,DT73NX
- **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=-2.9493,50.7311,DT73NX
- **3.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9493,50.7311,DT73NX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Woodroffe School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-woodroffe-school-e113901) | Secondary | 100 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | Attainment 8 of 50.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mrs-ethelstons-cofe-primary-academy-e141525) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme Regis](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-cofe-primary-school-lyme-regis-e150300) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), April 2022, before the school changed | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £750,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2026 | £375,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| December 2025 | £290,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| April 2023 | £650,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| March 2025 | £430,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| August 2023 | £850,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| January 2023 | £550,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 350 m |
| March 2023 | £675,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 410 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LYME BAY MEDICAL PRACTICE (230 m)
- Pharmacies: LYME REGIS PHARMACY (230 m)
- Dental practices: THE DENTAL SURGERY (720 m)

## 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 023B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.8** (2025). Dorset 023B has a deprivation score of 10.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,668th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £520,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dorset 023B was £520,000 in 2025. Joint 4,217th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,589** (2021). Dorset 023B had 1,589 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,682nd 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: 30.9%** (January 2026). In Dorset 023B, 30.9% 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.

## DT7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £479,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DT7 was £479,500 in 2025. 335th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 5,454** (2021). DT7 had 5,454 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 485th 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 DT7 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: 47.5%** (January 2026). In DT7, 47.5% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset)
- Centre: 50.7311, -2.9493

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=-2.9493,50.7311,DT73NX

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