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DT3 5AL

Upwey & Broadwey · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Upwey & Broadwey
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset
Postcode district
DT3
Postcode sector
DT3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT3 5AN 124 m
DT3 5DQ 213 m
DT3 5AJ 233 m
DT3 5DG 233 m
DT3 5FB 245 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT3 5AL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT3
Postcode sector
DT3 5
Latitude
50.643353
Longitude
-2.467430
British National Grid easting
367,045
British National Grid northing
82,735

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Upwey & Broadwey · E05012723
Parish or community
E04013390
Westminster constituency
South Dorset · E14001485
Output area
E00104399
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 041D · E01020579
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 041 · E02004283

Postcode source versions

Explore DT3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
11
Secondary
2

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

    Academy converter

    117 m

  2. Wey Valley Academy

    Academy converter

    124 m

  3. Wyvern Academy

    Academy special converter

    340 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
706
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 253
  • Anti social behaviour 156
  • Shoplifting 116
  • Criminal damage and arson 47
  • Other theft 39

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DT3 5 residents
9,249

Age bands in DT3 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.8%

1,262 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

808 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.2%

1,852 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.2%

2,772 residents

Age 65 and over
27.1%

2,484 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.

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

3

within 5 km

  • WEYMOUTH BAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 CRESCENT STREET, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7BY

    ODS code J81027

    3.2 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

    4.6 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

  • Wey Valley School

    BCT · Redlands

    0.1 miles

  • Wey Valley School

    BCT · Redlands

    0.2 miles

  • Wey Valley School

    BCT · Redlands

    0.2 miles

  • Wey Valley School Exit

    BCT · Redlands

    0.2 miles

  • Wey Valley School Exit

    BCT · Redlands

    0.2 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

19 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 117 m.

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

Recorded crime

706 published events cover 12 months, averaging 58.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 253 events.

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