DT3 5YQ

Upwey & Broadwey · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT3 5LY 26 m
DT3 5LU 47 m
DT3 5LX 69 m
DT3 5LB 98 m
DT3 5LA 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT3 5YQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT3
Postcode sector
DT3 5
Latitude
50.660116
Longitude
-2.469649
British National Grid easting
366,900
British National Grid northing
84,600

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
E00104343
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 038C · E01020570
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 038 · E02004281

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km
  2. Wey Valley Academy

    Academy converter

    1.9 km
  3. Wyvern Academy

    Academy special converter

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
191
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 81
  • Anti social behaviour 49
  • Shoplifting 12
  • Criminal damage and arson 10
  • Other theft 8

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • WEYMOUTH BAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 CRESCENT STREET, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7BY

    ODS code J81027

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • The Royal Standard

    BCT · Upwey

    0.1 miles
  • The Royal Standard

    BCT · Upwey

    0.1 miles
  • Elwell Street

    BCT · Upwey

    0.2 miles
  • Elwell Street

    BCT · Upwey

    0.2 miles
  • Stottingway Street

    BCT · Upwey

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

191 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 81 events.

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