DT3 4NN

Chickerell · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset
Postcode district
DT3
Postcode sector
DT3 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT3 4NZ 50 m
DT3 4AZ 76 m
DT3 4BA 85 m
DT3 4NW 101 m
DT3 4GB 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT3 4NN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT3
Postcode sector
DT3 4
Latitude
50.625192
Longitude
-2.498960
British National Grid easting
364,802
British National Grid northing
80,730

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04003524
Westminster constituency
South Dorset · E14001485
Output area
E00104021
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 037B · E01020513
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 037 · E02004280

Postcode source versions

Explore DT3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
12
Secondary
3
  1. Chickerell Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    380 m
  2. Budmouth Academy Weymouth

    Academy sponsor led

    1.6 km
  3. Southill Primary School

    Community school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
375
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 138
  • Anti social behaviour 58
  • Shoplifting 41
  • Public order 38
  • Criminal damage and arson 30

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

13 female, 10 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.1
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 0.3% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

4

within 5 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL CTR.

    26 COMMERCIAL ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7DW

    ODS code J81073

    3.3 km

  • WEYMOUTH BAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 CRESCENT STREET, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7BY

    ODS code J81027

    3.4 km

  • CROSS ROAD SURGERY

    CROSS ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DT4 9QX

    ODS code J81075

    3.5 km

  • WYKE REGIS & LANEHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PORTLAND ROAD, WYKE REGIS, WEYMOUTH, DT4 9BE

    ODS code J81051

    3.8 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

  • East Street

    BCT · Chickerell

    0.0 miles
  • East Street

    BCT · Chickerell

    0.0 miles
  • Lower Way

    BCT · Chickerell

    0.1 miles
  • Lower Way

    BCT · Chickerell

    0.1 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Chickerell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 037B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,753 of 33,755

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

21 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. Chickerell Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 380 m.

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

Recorded crime

375 published events cover 12 months, averaging 31.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 138 events.

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