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DT3 4BW

Chickerell · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Weymouth
Ward
Chickerell
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset
Postcode district
DT3
Postcode sector
DT3 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT3 4BN 197 m
DT3 4BZ 405 m
DT3 4BJ 423 m
DT3 4BH 516 m
DT3 4BL 562 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT3 4BW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT3
Postcode sector
DT3 4
Latitude
50.645614
Longitude
-2.482077
British National Grid easting
366,011
British National Grid northing
82,993

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Chickerell · E05012690
Parish or community
E04013390
Westminster constituency
South Dorset · E14001485
Output area
E00104398
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 041D · E01020579
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 041 · E02004283

Postcode source versions

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Property

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16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Brook House, Nottington, Weymouth, DT3 4BW 6 January 2021 £820,000
9, Frampton Cottages, Nottington, Weymouth, DT3 4BW 6 April 2017 £200,000
10, Frampton Cottages, Nottington, Weymouth, DT3 4BW 18 November 2016 £230,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
10
Secondary
2

  1. Wyvern Academy

    Academy special converter

    931 m

  2. Wey Valley Academy

    Academy converter

    973 m

  3. St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
243
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 95
  • Anti social behaviour 63
  • Shoplifting 29
  • Criminal damage and arson 12
  • Other theft 10

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
25

11 female, 14 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
1.7
DT3 4 residents
6,590

Age bands in DT3 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.5%

933 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

562 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.7%

1,269 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.2%

1,878 residents

Age 65 and over
27.9%

1,794 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DT3 4 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+
92.9%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • WEYMOUTH BAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 CRESCENT STREET, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7BY

    ODS code J81027

    3.8 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL CTR.

    26 COMMERCIAL ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7DW

    ODS code J81073

    4.0 km

  • CROSS ROAD SURGERY

    CROSS ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DT4 9QX

    ODS code J81075

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Nottington Lane

    BCT · Nottington

    0.2 miles

  • Nottington Lane

    BCT · Nottington

    0.2 miles

  • Wey Valley School

    BCT · Redlands

    0.5 miles

  • Methodist Church

    BCT · Broadwey

    0.5 miles

  • Wey Valley School

    BCT · Redlands

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 041D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,184 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
5 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
Unlikely

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

18 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Wyvern Academy is the nearest published school at 931 m.

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

Recorded crime

243 published events cover 12 months, averaging 20.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 95 events.

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