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DT3 5FS

Winterborne & Broadmayne · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Winterborne & Broadmayne
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Postcode district
DT3
Postcode sector
DT3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT3 5PZ 364 m
DT3 5PR 1.2 km
DT2 9HA 1.4 km
DT2 9PT 1.4 km
DT3 4EL 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT3 5FS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT3
Postcode sector
DT3 5
Latitude
50.678828
Longitude
-2.467982
British National Grid easting
367,031
British National Grid northing
86,680

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Winterborne & Broadmayne · E05012731
Parish or community
E04013369
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00104220
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 036D · E01020549
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 036 · E02004279

Postcode source versions

Explore DT3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
7
Secondary
4

  1. Dorchester Learning Centre

    Pupil referral unit

    1.9 km

  2. The Prince of Wales School

    Community school

    3.0 km

  3. The Thomas Hardye School

    Academy converter

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Public order 1
  • Vehicle crime 1

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • QUEENS AVENUE SURGERY

    14 QUEENS AVENUE, DORCHESTER, DT1 2EW

    ODS code J81016

    3.6 km

  • POUNDBURY DOCTORS SURGERY

    3 FREDERICK TREVES HOUSE, ST. JOHN WAY, DORCHESTER, DT1 2FD

    ODS code J81082

    3.9 km

  • PRINCE OF WALES SURGERY

    2 FREDERICK TREVES HOUSE, ST. JOHN WAY, DORCHESTER, DT1 2FD

    ODS code J81609

    3.9 km

  • ATRIUM HEALTH CENTRE

    7 WEYMOUTH AVENUE, DORCHESTER, DT1 1QR

    ODS code J81068

    4.1 km

  • FORDINGTON SURGERY

    91 HIGH STREET, FORDINGTON, DORCHESTER, DT1 1LD

    ODS code J81626

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Monkton Park

    BCT · Winterborne Monkton

    1.1 miles

  • Elwell Street

    BCT · Upwey

    1.1 miles

  • Elwell Street

    BCT · Upwey

    1.1 miles

  • Monkton Park

    BCT · Winterborne Monkton

    1.1 miles

  • The Royal Standard

    BCT · Upwey

    1.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 036D, 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

17,166 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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
Possible

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

15 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 4 secondary schools. Dorchester Learning Centre is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 2 events.

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