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DT3 6LR

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 6DN 60 m
DT3 6LS 77 m
DT3 6DD 108 m
DT3 6LP 115 m
DT3 6BX 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT3 6LR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT3
Postcode sector
DT3 6
Latitude
50.648615
Longitude
-2.420028
British National Grid easting
370,400
British National Grid northing
83,300

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
E00104271
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 040B · E01020558
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
12
Primary
7
Secondary
1

  1. St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

  2. Westfield Arts College

    Foundation special school

    1.3 km

  3. Bincombe Valley Primary School

    Community school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
162
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 76
  • Anti social behaviour 40
  • Other theft 14
  • Criminal damage and arson 9
  • Public order 7

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • WEYMOUTH BAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 CRESCENT STREET, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7BY

    ODS code J81027

    4.2 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL CTR.

    26 COMMERCIAL ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7DW

    ODS code J81073

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Winslow Road

    BCT · Sutton Poyntz

    0.1 miles

  • Winslow Road

    BCT · Sutton Poyntz

    0.1 miles

  • Verlands Road

    BCT · Sutton Poyntz

    0.1 miles

  • Verlands Road

    BCT · Sutton Poyntz

    0.1 miles

  • The Spice Ship

    BCT · Preston

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 040B, 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

25,139 of 33,755

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

12 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Andrew's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

162 published events cover 12 months, averaging 13.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 76 events.

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