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DT3 5DZ

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 5DP 57 m
DT3 5DW 57 m
DT3 5DN 82 m
DT3 5DB 114 m
DT3 5EA 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT3 5DZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT3
Postcode sector
DT3 5
Latitude
50.650861
Longitude
-2.472173
British National Grid easting
366,715
British National Grid northing
83,572

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
E00104342
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 038C · E01020570
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 038 · E02004281

Postcode source versions

Explore DT3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
9
Secondary
2

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

    Academy converter

    784 m

  2. Wey Valley Academy

    Academy converter

    916 m

  3. Wyvern Academy

    Academy special converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
472
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 189
  • Anti social behaviour 102
  • Shoplifting 45
  • Criminal damage and arson 37
  • Other theft 24

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

3 female, 2 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.7
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 0.1% 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+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Gigabit-capable
66.7%
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

2

within 5 km

  • WEYMOUTH BAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 CRESCENT STREET, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7BY

    ODS code J81027

    4.1 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL CTR.

    26 COMMERCIAL ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7DW

    ODS code J81073

    4.2 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

  • Methodist Church

    BCT · Broadwey

    0.1 miles

  • Methodist Church

    BCT · Broadwey

    0.2 miles

  • Jestys Avenue

    BCT · Broadwey

    0.2 miles

  • Shops

    BCT · Broadwey

    0.2 miles

  • Jestys Avenue

    BCT · Broadwey

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 038C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,049 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
4 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
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

Schools

18 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 784 m.

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

Recorded crime

472 published events cover 12 months, averaging 39.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 189 events.

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