DT3 5YX

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 5AL 117 m
DT3 5DQ 118 m
DT3 5FB 132 m
DT3 5DG 150 m
DT3 5AN 172 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT3 5YX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT3
Postcode sector
DT3 5
Latitude
50.644313
Longitude
-2.468091
British National Grid easting
366,999
British National Grid northing
82,842

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
E00104399
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 041D · E01020579
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 041 · E02004283

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
11
Secondary
2
  1. St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    0 m
  2. Wey Valley Academy

    Academy converter

    172 m
  3. Wyvern Academy

    Academy special converter

    396 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
656
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 237
  • Anti social behaviour 147
  • Shoplifting 104
  • Criminal damage and arson 44
  • Other theft 37

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • WEYMOUTH BAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 CRESCENT STREET, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7BY

    ODS code J81027

    3.3 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL CTR.

    26 COMMERCIAL ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7DW

    ODS code J81073

    3.5 km

  • CROSS ROAD SURGERY

    CROSS ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DT4 9QX

    ODS code J81075

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Wey Valley School

    BCT · Redlands

    0.1 miles
  • Wey Valley School

    BCT · Redlands

    0.2 miles
  • Wey Valley School

    BCT · Redlands

    0.2 miles
  • Wey Valley School Exit

    BCT · Redlands

    0.2 miles
  • Wey Valley School Exit

    BCT · Redlands

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0 m.

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

Recorded crime

656 published events cover 12 months, averaging 54.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 237 events.

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