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DT3 4PE

Chickerell · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT3 4BQ 305 m
DT3 4BG 506 m
DT4 9RY 616 m
DT4 9XX 793 m
DT3 4BH 843 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT3 4PE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT3
Postcode sector
DT3 4
Latitude
50.635334
Longitude
-2.488717
British National Grid easting
365,534
British National Grid northing
81,853

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Chickerell · E05012690
Parish or community
E04003524
Westminster constituency
South Dorset · E14001485
Output area
E00183074
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 037C · E01020514
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
22
Primary
13
Secondary
3

  1. Radipole Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

  2. Southill Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

  3. Wyvern Academy

    Academy special converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
197
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 63
  • Anti social behaviour 47
  • Shoplifting 29
  • Other theft 16
  • Public order 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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.

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • WEYMOUTH BAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 CRESCENT STREET, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7BY

    ODS code J81027

    3.3 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL CTR.

    26 COMMERCIAL ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7DW

    ODS code J81073

    3.3 km

  • CROSS ROAD SURGERY

    CROSS ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DT4 9QX

    ODS code J81075

    4.1 km

  • WYKE REGIS & LANEHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PORTLAND ROAD, WYKE REGIS, WEYMOUTH, DT4 9BE

    ODS code J81051

    4.6 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

  • Nottington Lane

    BCT · Nottington

    0.7 miles

  • Nottington Lane

    BCT · Nottington

    0.7 miles

  • Church Lane

    BCT · Buckland Ripers

    0.7 miles

  • Church Lane

    BCT · Buckland Ripers

    0.7 miles

  • East Street

    BCT · Chickerell

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 037C, 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

20,091 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

22 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 3 secondary schools. Radipole Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

197 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 63 events.

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