DT4 8TH

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 8JJ 21 m
DT4 8SZ 40 m
DT4 8JH 60 m
DT4 8JZ 63 m
DT4 8DW 76 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT4 8TH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2000
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT4
Postcode sector
DT4 8
Latitude
50.606463
Longitude
-2.458571
British National Grid easting
367,646
British National Grid northing
78,629

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
E00104407
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
22
Primary
13
Secondary
3
  1. Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery

    Voluntary controlled school

    784 m
  2. Kingfisher School

    Other independent special school

    1.0 km
  3. Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,740
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,138
  • Anti social behaviour 605
  • Shoplifting 216
  • Criminal damage and arson 214
  • Public order 135

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

    652 m

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL CTR.

    26 COMMERCIAL ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7DW

    ODS code J81073

    880 m

  • WEYMOUTH BAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 CRESCENT STREET, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7BY

    ODS code J81027

    1.2 km

  • WYKE REGIS & LANEHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PORTLAND ROAD, WYKE REGIS, WEYMOUTH, DT4 9BE

    ODS code J81051

    1.8 km

Nearby transport

  • North Quay

    BCT · Rodwell

    0.0 miles
  • Magistrates Court

    BCT · Weymouth

    0.1 miles
  • Magistrates Court

    BCT · Weymouth

    0.1 miles
  • Asda

    BCT · Rodwell

    0.1 miles
  • Asda

    BCT · Rodwell

    0.1 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

22 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 3 secondary schools. Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery is the nearest published school at 784 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,740 published events cover 12 months, averaging 228.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,138 events.

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