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DT3 6SB

Littlemoor & Preston · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 6SJ 61 m
DT3 5SH 65 m
DT3 6SF 69 m
DT3 6QX 99 m
DT3 5SQ 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT3 6SB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 February 2004
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT3
Postcode sector
DT3 6
Latitude
50.649064
Longitude
-2.456157
British National Grid easting
367,846
British National Grid northing
83,365

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
E00104238
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 038A · E01020551
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 038 · E02004281

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
9
Secondary
2

  1. Bincombe Valley Primary School

    Community school

    750 m

  2. St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    996 m

  3. Wey Valley Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
509
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 232
  • Anti social behaviour 115
  • Criminal damage and arson 41
  • Public order 30
  • Other theft 22

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

    3.6 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL CTR.

    26 COMMERCIAL ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7DW

    ODS code J81073

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Turnstone Close

    BCT · Littlemoor

    0.0 miles

  • Merredin Close

    BCT · Littlemoor

    0.1 miles

  • Merredin Close

    BCT · Littlemoor

    0.1 miles

  • Turnstone Close

    BCT · Littlemoor

    0.1 miles

  • Shopping Centre

    BCT · Littlemoor

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 038A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,462 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

18 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Bincombe Valley Primary School is the nearest published school at 750 m.

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

Recorded crime

509 published events cover 12 months, averaging 42.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 232 events.

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