DT4 8XQ

Radipole · 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
DT3 5JS 39 m
DT3 5FU 105 m
DT3 5JP 113 m
DT3 5JN 170 m
DT3 5JR 188 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT4 8XQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT4
Postcode sector
DT4 8
Latitude
50.631385
Longitude
-2.458050
British National Grid easting
367,700
British National Grid northing
81,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Radipole · E05012711
Parish or community
E04013390
Westminster constituency
South Dorset · E14001485
Output area
E00104288
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 040D · E01020560
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 040 · E02004282

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. St John's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    785 m
  2. Radipole Primary School

    Community school

    919 m
  3. Coastland College

    Further education

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
951
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 306
  • Anti social behaviour 225
  • Shoplifting 129
  • Criminal damage and arson 86
  • Other theft 67

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

  • WEYMOUTH BAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 CRESCENT STREET, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7BY

    ODS code J81027

    1.7 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL CTR.

    26 COMMERCIAL ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7DW

    ODS code J81073

    1.9 km

  • CROSS ROAD SURGERY

    CROSS ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DT4 9QX

    ODS code J81075

    3.3 km

  • WYKE REGIS & LANEHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PORTLAND ROAD, WYKE REGIS, WEYMOUTH, DT4 9BE

    ODS code J81051

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Sainsbury

    BCT · Radipole

    0.1 miles
  • The Famous Old Spa

    BCT · Radipole

    0.2 miles
  • Sainsbury

    BCT · Radipole

    0.2 miles
  • The Famous Old Spa

    BCT · Radipole

    0.2 miles
  • Mercery Road

    BCT · Radipole

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 040D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,454 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
8 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

22 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 3 secondary schools. St John's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 785 m.

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

Recorded crime

951 published events cover 12 months, averaging 79.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 306 events.

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