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DT3 6WA

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 6SZ 3 m
DT3 6FF 119 m
DT3 6SW 120 m
DT3 6SY 125 m
DT3 6FS 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT3 6WA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 February 2004
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT3
Postcode sector
DT3 6
Latitude
50.642638
Longitude
-2.443494
British National Grid easting
368,737
British National Grid northing
82,645

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
E00183051
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 038A · E01020551
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 038 · E02004281

Postcode source versions

Explore DT3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
11
Secondary
2

  1. Bincombe Valley Primary School

    Community school

    396 m

  2. Westfield Arts College

    Foundation special school

    540 m

  3. St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    625 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
443
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 192
  • Anti social behaviour 106
  • Criminal damage and arson 41
  • Other theft 29
  • Public order 25

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • WEYMOUTH BAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 CRESCENT STREET, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7BY

    ODS code J81027

    3.0 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL CTR.

    26 COMMERCIAL ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7DW

    ODS code J81073

    3.3 km

  • CROSS ROAD SURGERY

    CROSS ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DT4 9QX

    ODS code J81075

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Buddleia Close

    BCT · Littlemoor

    0.2 miles

  • Buddleia Close

    BCT · Littlemoor

    0.2 miles

  • Alamanda Road

    BCT · Littlemoor

    0.2 miles

  • Alamanda Road

    BCT · Littlemoor

    0.2 miles

  • Preston Garden Centre

    BCT · Littlemoor

    0.2 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

19 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. Bincombe Valley Primary School is the nearest published school at 396 m.

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

Recorded crime

443 published events cover 12 months, averaging 36.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 192 events.

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