DT1 3WB

Dorchester Poundbury · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT1 3AE 27 m
DT1 3SB 44 m
DT1 3RW 50 m
DT1 3WD 50 m
DT1 3RD 55 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT1 3WB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT1
Postcode sector
DT1 3
Latitude
50.712456
Longitude
-2.462637
British National Grid easting
367,432
British National Grid northing
90,417

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04003533
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00166095
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 032D · E01034382
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 032 · E02007007

Postcode source versions

Explore DT1

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Paceycombe House, Paceycombe Way, Poundbury, Dorchester, DT1 3WB 21 April 2011 £400,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
5
Secondary
4
  1. Damers First School

    Academy converter

    387 m
  2. The Thomas Hardye School

    Academy converter

    776 m
  3. The Prince of Wales School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
717
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 281
  • Anti social behaviour 162
  • Shoplifting 55
  • Criminal damage and arson 51
  • Other theft 40

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Gigabit-capable
66.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

    374 m

  • PRINCE OF WALES SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81609

    374 m

  • QUEENS AVENUE SURGERY

    14 QUEENS AVENUE, DORCHESTER, DT1 2EW

    ODS code J81016

    1.4 km

  • ATRIUM HEALTH CENTRE

    7 WEYMOUTH AVENUE, DORCHESTER, DT1 1QR

    ODS code J81068

    1.7 km

  • FORDINGTON SURGERY

    91 HIGH STREET, FORDINGTON, DORCHESTER, DT1 1LD

    ODS code J81626

    2.5 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Billingsmoor Lane

    BCT · Poundbury

    0.1 miles
  • Peverill Avenue East

    BCT · Poundbury

    0.1 miles
  • Peverill Avenue East

    BCT · Poundbury

    0.1 miles
  • Parkway Road

    BCT · Poundbury

    0.2 miles
  • Parkway Road

    BCT · Poundbury

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 032D, 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

18,559 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
7 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 4 secondary schools. Damers First School is the nearest published school at 387 m.

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

Recorded crime

717 published events cover 12 months, averaging 59.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 281 events.

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