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DT4 7DP

Melcombe Regis · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Melcombe Regis
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset
Postcode district
DT4
Postcode sector
DT4 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT4 7DS 26 m
DT4 7DW 35 m
DT4 7DN 48 m
DT4 7DT 59 m
DT4 7BJ 65 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT4 7DP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT4
Postcode sector
DT4 7
Latitude
50.614308
Longitude
-2.455566
British National Grid easting
367,864
British National Grid northing
79,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Melcombe Regis · E05012708
Parish or community
E04013390
Westminster constituency
South Dorset · E14001485
Output area
E00104262
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 044B · E01020554
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 044 · E02004284

Postcode source versions

Explore DT4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
13
Secondary
3

  1. Arbour House School

    Other independent special school

    698 m

  2. Kingfisher School

    Other independent special school

    879 m

  3. Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    891 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,825
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,147
  • Anti social behaviour 616
  • Criminal damage and arson 238
  • Shoplifting 227
  • Public order 138

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DT4 7 residents
7,997

Age bands in DT4 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.7%

1,027 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

747 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.3%

1,970 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

2,220 residents

Age 65 and over
26.5%

2,145 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.

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+
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.

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL CTR.

    26 COMMERCIAL ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7DW

    ODS code J81073

    35 m

  • WEYMOUTH BAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 CRESCENT STREET, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7BY

    ODS code J81027

    324 m

  • CROSS ROAD SURGERY

    CROSS ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DT4 9QX

    ODS code J81075

    1.5 km

  • WYKE REGIS & LANEHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PORTLAND ROAD, WYKE REGIS, WEYMOUTH, DT4 9BE

    ODS code J81051

    2.6 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

  • Bus Garage

    BCT · Weymouth

    0.0 miles

  • King Street (Railway Station)

    BCT · Weymouth

    0.0 miles

  • Weymouth Railway Station

    BCT · Weymouth

    0.1 miles

  • Weymouth Rail Station

    RLY · Weymouth

    0.1 miles

  • Weymouth Rail Station

    RSE · Weymouth

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 044B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,720 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
1 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
1
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

22 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 3 secondary schools. Arbour House School is the nearest published school at 698 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,825 published events cover 12 months, averaging 235.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,147 events.

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