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DT4 8XS

Littlemoor & Preston · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Littlemoor & Preston
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset
Postcode district
DT4
Postcode sector
DT4 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT3 6PY 45 m
DT3 6JB 48 m
DT3 6QS 63 m
DT3 6QA 97 m
DT3 6JD 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT4 8XS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT4
Postcode sector
DT4 8
Latitude
50.640475
Longitude
-2.432683
British National Grid easting
369,500
British National Grid northing
82,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Littlemoor & Preston · E05012704
Parish or community
E04013390
Westminster constituency
South Dorset · E14001485
Output area
E00104281
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 040A · E01020557
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
17
Primary
10
Secondary
1

  1. St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    526 m

  2. Westfield Arts College

    Foundation special school

    739 m

  3. Bincombe Valley Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
324
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 150
  • Anti social behaviour 82
  • Criminal damage and arson 23
  • Public order 22
  • Other theft 21

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • WEYMOUTH BAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 CRESCENT STREET, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7BY

    ODS code J81027

    3.0 km

  • THE BRIDGES MEDICAL CTR.

    26 COMMERCIAL ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7DW

    ODS code J81073

    3.4 km

  • CROSS ROAD SURGERY

    CROSS ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DT4 9QX

    ODS code J81075

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Enkworth Road

    BCT · Preston

    0.1 miles

  • Enkworth Road

    BCT · Preston

    0.1 miles

  • Wyke Oliver Road

    BCT · Preston

    0.1 miles

  • Sunningdale Rise

    BCT · Overcombe

    0.1 miles

  • Sunningdale Rise

    BCT · Overcombe

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 040A, 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

28,620 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

17 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Andrew's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 526 m.

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

Recorded crime

324 published events cover 12 months, averaging 27 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 150 events.

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