DT3 5AX

Upwey & Broadwey · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Weymouth
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset
Postcode district
DT3
Postcode sector
DT3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT3 5AT 89 m
DT3 5AY 110 m
DT3 5BE 139 m
DT3 5HR 145 m
DT3 5RF 145 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT3 5AX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT3
Postcode sector
DT3 5
Latitude
50.635280
Longitude
-2.466799
British National Grid easting
367,084
British National Grid northing
81,837

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04013390
Westminster constituency
South Dorset · E14001485
Output area
E00104402
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 041D · E01020579
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 041 · E02004283

Postcode source versions

Explore DT3

11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Car Park, Dorchester Road, Weymouth, DT3 5AX 10 July 2025 £95,000
256, Dorchester Road, Weymouth, DT3 5AX 25 June 2021 £526,000
260, Dorchester Road, Weymouth, DT3 5AX 23 October 2020 £465,000

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

    415 m
  2. Wyvern Academy

    Academy special converter

    722 m
  3. Wey Valley Academy

    Academy converter

    860 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
660
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 207
  • Anti social behaviour 155
  • Shoplifting 123
  • Other theft 47
  • Criminal damage and arson 40

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
29

15 female, 14 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.4
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DT3 5 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+
53.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
53.8%
Gigabit-capable
53.8%
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

  • WEYMOUTH BAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 CRESCENT STREET, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7BY

    ODS code J81027

    2.3 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL CTR.

    26 COMMERCIAL ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7DW

    ODS code J81073

    2.5 km

  • CROSS ROAD SURGERY

    CROSS ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DT4 9QX

    ODS code J81075

    3.7 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

  • Manor Road

    BCT · Radipole

    0.0 miles
  • Manor Road

    BCT · Radipole

    0.0 miles
  • Morrisons

    BCT · Radipole

    0.2 miles
  • Morrisons

    BCT · Radipole

    0.2 miles
  • Sports Centre

    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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £95,000 from 1 recorded sale in DT3 5AX. 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

22 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 3 secondary schools. Radipole Primary School is the nearest published school at 415 m.

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

Recorded crime

660 published events cover 12 months, averaging 55 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 207 events.

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