DT4 8RY

Rodwell & Wyke · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset
Postcode district
DT4
Postcode sector
DT4 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT4 8SN 56 m
DT4 8RZ 128 m
DT4 8RU 132 m
DT4 8RL 168 m
DT4 8RX 168 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT4 8RY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT4
Postcode sector
DT4 8
Latitude
50.599921
Longitude
-2.454918
British National Grid easting
367,900
British National Grid northing
77,900

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
E00104416
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 044E · E01020581
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
18
Primary
10
Secondary
3
  1. Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery

    Voluntary controlled school

    804 m
  2. All Saints' Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km
  3. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,971
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 813
  • Anti social behaviour 417
  • Shoplifting 190
  • Criminal damage and arson 148
  • Public order 98

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DT4 8 residents
4,063

Age bands in DT4 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.2%

482 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

373 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.7%

889 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.9%

1,286 residents

Age 65 and over
29.5%

1,266 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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • CROSS ROAD SURGERY

    CROSS ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DT4 9QX

    ODS code J81075

    746 m

  • WYKE REGIS & LANEHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PORTLAND ROAD, WYKE REGIS, WEYMOUTH, DT4 9BE

    ODS code J81051

    1.5 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL CTR.

    26 COMMERCIAL ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7DW

    ODS code J81073

    1.6 km

  • WEYMOUTH BAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 CRESCENT STREET, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7BY

    ODS code J81027

    1.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Bincleaves Road

    BCT · Southlands

    0.2 miles
  • Bincleaves Road

    BCT · Southlands

    0.2 miles
  • The Kingswood

    BCT · Rodwell

    0.3 miles
  • Rodwell

    BCT · Rodwell

    0.3 miles
  • Southlands Road

    BCT · Southlands

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 044E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,859 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
3 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 10 primary and 3 secondary schools. Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery is the nearest published school at 804 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,971 published events cover 12 months, averaging 164.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 813 events.

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