DT3 6SX

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 6QT 71 m
DT3 6PN 112 m
DT3 6PU 113 m
DT3 6PX 121 m
DT3 6PJ 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT3 6SX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT3
Postcode sector
DT3 6
Latitude
50.634452
Longitude
-2.432048
British National Grid easting
369,541
British National Grid northing
81,730

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
E00104267
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 040A · E01020557
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 040 · E02004282

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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67 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Keast Court, 2, Flat 5, Heron Close, Preston, Weymouth, DT3 6SX 19 September 2025 £259,000
Southbrook, 1, Flat 8, Heron Close, Preston, Weymouth, DT3 6SX 18 June 2025 £280,000
Southbrook, 1, Flat 9, Heron Close, Preston, Weymouth, DT3 6SX 30 May 2025 £270,000

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

    1.2 km
  2. Westfield Arts College

    Foundation special school

    1.4 km
  3. Bincombe Valley Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
254
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 113
  • Anti social behaviour 66
  • Criminal damage and arson 24
  • Other theft 17
  • Public order 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
30

20 female, 10 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
1.5
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 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DT3 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • WEYMOUTH BAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 CRESCENT STREET, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7BY

    ODS code J81027

    2.5 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

    4.3 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Overcombe Corner

    BCT · Overcombe

    0.0 miles
  • Overcombe Corner

    BCT · Overcombe

    0.0 miles
  • Oasis Cafe

    BCT · Overcombe

    0.1 miles
  • Oasis Cafe

    BCT · Overcombe

    0.1 miles
  • Melstock Avenue

    BCT · Overcombe

    0.2 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.

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
18
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £265,000 from 8 recorded sales in DT3 6SX. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Dorset is £325,410 in June 2026, up 1.6% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

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 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

254 published events cover 12 months, averaging 21.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 113 events.

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