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DT1 3FD

Dorchester Poundbury · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dorchester
Ward
Dorchester Poundbury
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Postcode district
DT1
Postcode sector
DT1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT1 2QE 41 m
DT1 3GU 42 m
DT1 3GW 57 m
DT1 3GZ 58 m
DT1 2FP 72 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT1 3FD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT1
Postcode sector
DT1 3
Latitude
50.710049
Longitude
-2.457345
British National Grid easting
367,804
British National Grid northing
90,147

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Dorchester Poundbury · E05012697
Parish or community
E04003533
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00104084
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 032C · E01020528
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 032 · E02007007

Postcode source versions

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Property

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76 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Cambridge Walk, Poundbury, Dorchester, DT1 3FD 16 July 2026 £250,000
69, Middlemarsh Street, Poundbury, Dorchester, DT1 3FD 5 December 2025 £375,000
67, Middlemarsh Street, Poundbury, Dorchester, DT1 3FD 31 July 2025 £358,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
5
Secondary
4

  1. The Thomas Hardye School

    Academy converter

    316 m

  2. The Prince of Wales School

    Community school

    644 m

  3. Dorchester Middle School

    Academy converter

    655 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,132
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 381
  • Anti social behaviour 252
  • Shoplifting 160
  • Criminal damage and arson 79
  • Other theft 64

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
55

29 female, 26 male

Postcode households
33
Residents per household
1.7
DT1 3 residents
3,983

Age bands in DT1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.5%

633 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

387 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.8%

847 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.5%

957 residents

Age 65 and over
30.6%

1,248 residents

This postcode contained 1.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DT1 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
97.4%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
97.4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
97.4%
Gigabit-capable
97.4%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
97.4%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • POUNDBURY DOCTORS SURGERY

    3 FREDERICK TREVES HOUSE, ST. JOHN WAY, DORCHESTER, DT1 2FD

    ODS code J81082

    383 m

  • PRINCE OF WALES SURGERY

    2 FREDERICK TREVES HOUSE, ST. JOHN WAY, DORCHESTER, DT1 2FD

    ODS code J81609

    383 m

  • QUEENS AVENUE SURGERY

    14 QUEENS AVENUE, DORCHESTER, DT1 2EW

    ODS code J81016

    979 m

  • ATRIUM HEALTH CENTRE

    7 WEYMOUTH AVENUE, DORCHESTER, DT1 1QR

    ODS code J81068

    1.3 km

  • FORDINGTON SURGERY

    91 HIGH STREET, FORDINGTON, DORCHESTER, DT1 1LD

    ODS code J81626

    2.1 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cambridge Road

    BCT · Dorchester

    0.1 miles

  • Mansell Square

    BCT · Poundbury

    0.2 miles

  • The Thomas Hardye School

    BCT · Dorchester

    0.2 miles

  • Thomas Hardye School

    BCT · Dorchester

    0.2 miles

  • Mansell Square

    BCT · Poundbury

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 032C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,390 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
10 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
3
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
Groundwater flood alert area
Possible

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £354,000 from 8 recorded sales in DT1 3FD. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Dorset is £325,410 in June 2026, up 1.6% year on year.

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 4 secondary schools. The Thomas Hardye School is the nearest published school at 316 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,132 published events cover 12 months, averaging 94.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 381 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.