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DT3 5GD

Radipole · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Radipole
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset
Postcode district
DT3
Postcode sector
DT3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT3 5BJ 151 m
DT3 5HJ 183 m
DT3 5FA 311 m
DT3 5FU 341 m
DT3 5JS 356 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT3 5GD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT3
Postcode sector
DT3 5
Latitude
50.634522
Longitude
-2.458463
British National Grid easting
367,673
British National Grid northing
81,749

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Radipole · E05012711
Parish or community
E04013390
Westminster constituency
South Dorset · E14001485
Output area
E00104392
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
22
Primary
13
Secondary
3

  1. Radipole Primary School

    Community school

    905 m

  2. St John's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  3. Wyvern Academy

    Academy special converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
988
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 338
  • Anti social behaviour 215
  • Shoplifting 132
  • Criminal damage and arson 91
  • Other theft 64

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.

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • WEYMOUTH BAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 CRESCENT STREET, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7BY

    ODS code J81027

    2.0 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL CTR.

    26 COMMERCIAL ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7DW

    ODS code J81073

    2.3 km

  • CROSS ROAD SURGERY

    CROSS ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DT4 9QX

    ODS code J81075

    3.6 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

  • Weymouth Park & Ride

    BCT · Radipole

    0.1 miles

  • Weymouth Park & Ride

    BCT · Radipole

    0.1 miles

  • Mercery Road

    BCT · Radipole

    0.1 miles

  • Mercery Road

    BCT · Radipole

    0.1 miles

  • Sainsbury

    BCT · Radipole

    0.1 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

22 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 3 secondary schools. Radipole Primary School is the nearest published school at 905 m.

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

Recorded crime

988 published events cover 12 months, averaging 82.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 338 events.

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