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DT4 7JS

Melcombe Regis · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT4 7FL 44 m
DT4 7SZ 51 m
DT4 7JR 58 m
DT4 7SS 65 m
DT4 7SG 77 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT4 7JS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT4
Postcode sector
DT4 7
Latitude
50.619723
Longitude
-2.450671
British National Grid easting
368,214
British National Grid northing
80,100

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
E00104254
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 044D · E01020556
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 044 · E02004284

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Dorchester Road, Weymouth, DT4 7JS 30 November 2018 £600,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
13
Secondary
3

  1. Coastland College

    Further education

    396 m

  2. Arbour House School

    Other independent special school

    408 m

  3. St John's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    707 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,509
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 954
  • Anti social behaviour 565
  • Shoplifting 244
  • Criminal damage and arson 212
  • Public order 129

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

3 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
4.0
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DT4 7 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+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
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

4

within 5 km

  • WEYMOUTH BAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 CRESCENT STREET, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7BY

    ODS code J81027

    378 m

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL CTR.

    26 COMMERCIAL ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7DW

    ODS code J81073

    721 m

  • CROSS ROAD SURGERY

    CROSS ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DT4 9QX

    ODS code J81075

    2.2 km

  • WYKE REGIS & LANEHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PORTLAND ROAD, WYKE REGIS, WEYMOUTH, DT4 9BE

    ODS code J81051

    3.3 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

  • Greenhill Gardens

    BCT · Melcombe Regis

    0.1 miles

  • Westerhall

    BCT · Melcombe Regis

    0.1 miles

  • Greenhill Gardens

    BCT · Melcombe Regis

    0.1 miles

  • Lennox Street

    BCT · Weymouth

    0.1 miles

  • Westerhall

    BCT · Melcombe Regis

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 044D, 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

10,944 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
5 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

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

Schools

Published establishments

22 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 3 secondary schools. Coastland College is the nearest published school at 396 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,509 published events cover 12 months, averaging 209.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 954 events.

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