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DT5 1FF

Portland · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Portland
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset
Postcode district
DT5
Postcode sector
DT5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT5 1FL 61 m
DT5 1HU 78 m
DT5 1FJ 92 m
DT5 1HZ 173 m
DT5 1HT 251 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT5 1FF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT5
Postcode sector
DT5 1
Latitude
50.537920
Longitude
-2.432294
British National Grid easting
369,461
British National Grid northing
70,996

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
E00104318
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 048C · E01020565
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 048 · E02004289

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
1
Secondary
0

  1. St George's Foundation Primary School

    Foundation school

    809 m

  2. Atlantic Academy Portland

    Academy sponsor led

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
513
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 266
  • Anti social behaviour 84
  • Criminal damage and arson 46
  • Other theft 30
  • Other crime 25

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • ROYAL MANOR HEALTH CARE

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

    ODS code J81009

    764 m

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Pennsylvania Castle

    BCT · Easton

    0.1 miles

  • Pennsylvania Castle

    BCT · Easton

    0.1 miles

  • Portland Museum

    BCT · Easton

    0.2 miles

  • Portland Museum

    BCT · Easton

    0.2 miles

  • Bumpers Lane

    BCT · Easton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 048C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,370 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
6 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. St George's Foundation Primary School is the nearest published school at 809 m.

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

Recorded crime

513 published events cover 12 months, averaging 42.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 266 events.

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