DT5 1BA

Portland · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Portland
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset
Postcode district
DT5
Postcode sector
DT5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT5 1AX 71 m
DT5 1FB 88 m
DT5 1EF 93 m
DT5 1DT 102 m
DT5 1FQ 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT5 1BA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT5
Postcode sector
DT5 1
Latitude
50.566026
Longitude
-2.445753
British National Grid easting
368,526
British National Grid northing
74,127

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Portland · E05012709
Parish or community
E04003630
Westminster constituency
South Dorset · E14001485
Output area
E00183056
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 047B · E01020569
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 047 · E02004288

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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22 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Foylebank Way, Portland, DT5 1BA 12 January 2026 £125,000
1, Foylebank Way, Castletown, Portland, DT5 1BA 28 July 2023 £95,000
9, Foylebank Way, Castletown, Portland, DT5 1BA 21 December 2022 £110,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. St George's Foundation Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.6 km
  2. Wyke Regis Church of England Junior School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.9 km
  3. All Saints' Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
326
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 170
  • Anti social behaviour 68
  • Public order 22
  • Criminal damage and arson 21
  • Other theft 17

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
53

33 female, 20 male

Postcode households
44
Residents per household
1.2
DT5 1 residents
7,110

Age bands in DT5 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.7%

1,002 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.5%

839 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.4%

1,777 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.8%

2,246 residents

Age 65 and over
19.6%

1,433 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DT5 1 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

3

within 5 km

  • ROYAL MANOR HEALTH CARE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, PARK ESTATE ROAD, PORTLAND, DT5 2BJ

    ODS code J81009

    2.5 km

  • WYKE REGIS & LANEHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PORTLAND ROAD, WYKE REGIS, WEYMOUTH, DT4 9BE

    ODS code J81051

    3.8 km

  • CROSS ROAD SURGERY

    CROSS ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DT4 9QX

    ODS code J81075

    4.2 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

  • Portland Hospital

    BCT · Castletown

    0.1 miles
  • Portland Castle

    BCT · Castletown

    0.1 miles
  • Portland Castle

    BCT · Castletown

    0.1 miles
  • Lerret Road

    BCT · Castletown

    0.2 miles
  • Lerret Road

    BCT · Castletown

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 047B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,985 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
8 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
2
Low risk addresses
4
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £110,000 from 5 recorded sales in DT5 1BA. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Dorset is £325,410 in June 2026, up 1.6% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. St George's Foundation Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

326 published events cover 12 months, averaging 27.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 170 events.

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