DT3 6PH

Crossways · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Weymouth
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset
Postcode district
DT3
Postcode sector
DT3 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT3 6EZ 488 m
DT2 8ND 531 m
DT2 8NE 834 m
DT2 8NB 923 m
DT3 6ES 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT3 6PH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1984
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT3
Postcode sector
DT3 6
Latitude
50.649692
Longitude
-2.373205
British National Grid easting
373,711
British National Grid northing
83,402

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Crossways · E05012695
Parish or community
E04003576
Westminster constituency
South Dorset · E14001485
Output area
E00104158
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 036B · E01020537
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 036 · E02004279

Postcode source versions

Explore DT3

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Chavally, Osmington, Weymouth, DT3 6PH 5 September 2013 £130,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Broadmayne First School

    Community school

    3.8 km
  2. St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    4.4 km
  3. Westfield Arts College

    Foundation special school

    4.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
18
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Burglary 3
  • Drugs 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

2 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
3.0
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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DT3 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • Osmington Garage

    BCT · Osmington

    0.5 miles
  • Poxwell

    BCT · Warmwell

    0.5 miles
  • Poxwell

    BCT · Warmwell

    0.5 miles
  • Osmington Garage

    BCT · Osmington

    0.5 miles
  • Chapel Lane

    BCT · Osmington

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 036B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,486 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 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.

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

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Broadmayne First School is the nearest published school at 2.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

18 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

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