DT3 4YR

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 4EA 254 m
DT3 4EF 926 m
DT3 4EG 972 m
DT3 4FH 1.1 km
DT3 4FG 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT3 4YR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
1 September 2000
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT3
Postcode sector
DT3 4
Latitude
50.632365
Longitude
-2.522240
British National Grid easting
363,161
British National Grid northing
81,539

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
E00183074
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 037C · E01020514
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 037 · E02004280

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
8
Secondary
2
  1. Chickerell Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.9 km
  2. Budmouth Academy Weymouth

    Academy sponsor led

    3.1 km
  3. Southill Primary School

    Community school

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
29
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Vehicle crime 4
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Public order 3

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.

Nearby transport

  • Knights in the Bottom

    BCT · Langton Herring

    0.0 miles
  • Knights in the Bottom

    BCT · Langton Herring

    0.0 miles
  • Bagwell Farm Touring Park

    BCT · Fleet

    0.3 miles
  • Courage Way

    BCT · Chickerell

    0.7 miles
  • Courage Way

    BCT · Chickerell

    0.7 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

14 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 2 secondary schools. Chickerell Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

29 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.417 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.