DT3 4NS

Chesil Bank · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Weymouth
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Postcode district
DT3
Postcode sector
DT3 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT3 4HE 94 m
DT3 4LQ 168 m
DT3 4LH 177 m
DT3 4HD 272 m
DT3 4HA 274 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT3 4NS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT3
Postcode sector
DT3 4
Latitude
50.668698
Longitude
-2.568038
British National Grid easting
359,953
British National Grid northing
85,603

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04003582
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00104015
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 037A · E01020512
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 037 · E02004280

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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63 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
27, Malthouse Meadow, Portesham, Weymouth, DT3 4NS 7 October 2025 £425,000
28, Malthouse Meadow, Portesham, Weymouth, DT3 4NS 16 September 2025 £425,000
9, Malthouse Meadow, Portesham, Weymouth, DT3 4NS 21 March 2025 £370,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
1
Primary
1
Secondary
0
  1. Portesham Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    477 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
20
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Drugs 2
  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
86

42 female, 44 male

Postcode households
40
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 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DT3 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

Nearby transport

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Portesham

    0.0 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Portesham

    0.1 miles
  • Kings Arms

    BCT · Portesham

    0.2 miles
  • Kings Arms

    BCT · Portesham

    0.2 miles
  • Church Lane

    BCT · Portesham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 037A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,969 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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
2
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £450,000 from 6 recorded sales in DT3 4NS. 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

Published establishments

1 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Portesham Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 477 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

20 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 10 events.

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