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DT3 6BL

Littlemoor & Preston · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Littlemoor & Preston
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset
Postcode district
DT3
Postcode sector
DT3 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT3 6PU 40 m
DT3 6RY 92 m
DT3 6QT 110 m
DT3 6PJ 123 m
DT3 6SX 143 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT3 6BL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT3
Postcode sector
DT3 6
Latitude
50.633286
Longitude
-2.431203
British National Grid easting
369,600
British National Grid northing
81,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Littlemoor & Preston · E05012704
Parish or community
E04013390
Westminster constituency
South Dorset · E14001485
Output area
E00104267
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 040A · E01020557
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 040 · E02004282

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
10
Secondary
2

  1. St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km

  2. Westfield Arts College

    Foundation special school

    1.5 km

  3. St John's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
221
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 95
  • Anti social behaviour 60
  • Criminal damage and arson 21
  • Other theft 16
  • Public order 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DT3 6 residents
8,920

Age bands in DT3 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.3%

1,188 residents

Age 15 to 24
8%

718 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.3%

1,461 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.9%

2,496 residents

Age 65 and over
34.6%

3,098 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

    2.4 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL CTR.

    26 COMMERCIAL ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7DW

    ODS code J81073

    2.8 km

  • CROSS ROAD SURGERY

    CROSS ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DT4 9QX

    ODS code J81075

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Oasis Cafe

    BCT · Overcombe

    0.0 miles

  • Oasis Cafe

    BCT · Overcombe

    0.0 miles

  • Overcombe Corner

    BCT · Overcombe

    0.1 miles

  • Overcombe Corner

    BCT · Overcombe

    0.1 miles

  • Melstock Avenue

    BCT · Overcombe

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 040A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,620 of 33,755

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

18 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Andrew's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

221 published events cover 12 months, averaging 18.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 95 events.

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