DT3 6RT

Littlemoor & Preston · 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 6BW 107 m
DT3 6LE 139 m
DT3 6DR 209 m
DT3 6AB 218 m
DT3 6LF 226 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT3 6RT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT3
Postcode sector
DT3 6
Latitude
50.642390
Longitude
-2.435162
British National Grid easting
369,326
British National Grid northing
82,614

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
E00104273
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 040C · E01020559
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 040 · E02004282

Postcode source versions

Explore DT3

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Emminster Close, Weymouth, DT3 6RT 26 May 2021 £600,000
5, Emminster Close, Weymouth, DT3 6RT 3 September 2018 £765,000
1, Emminster Close, Weymouth, DT3 6RT 2 September 2014 £485,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
9
Secondary
1
  1. St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    278 m
  2. Westfield Arts College

    Foundation special school

    467 m
  3. Bincombe Valley Primary School

    Community school

    939 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
438
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 198
  • Anti social behaviour 100
  • Criminal damage and arson 37
  • Other theft 29
  • Public order 26

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

4 female, 7 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.2
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 0.1% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • WEYMOUTH BAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 CRESCENT STREET, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7BY

    ODS code J81027

    3.1 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

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Enkworth Road

    BCT · Preston

    0.1 miles
  • Enkworth Road

    BCT · Preston

    0.1 miles
  • Wyke Oliver Road

    BCT · Preston

    0.1 miles
  • Chalbury Close

    BCT · Preston

    0.1 miles
  • Wyke Oliver Road

    BCT · Preston

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 040C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,373 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

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

16 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Andrew's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 278 m.

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

Recorded crime

438 published events cover 12 months, averaging 36.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 198 events.

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