DT5 1LS

Portland · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT5 1FY 7 m
DT5 1NW 21 m
DT5 1NN 39 m
DT5 1LU 40 m
DT5 1LT 53 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT5 1LS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1983
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT5
Postcode sector
DT5 1
Latitude
50.561273
Longitude
-2.444776
British National Grid easting
368,592
British National Grid northing
73,598

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
E00104325
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 047B · E01020569
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 047 · E02004288

Postcode source versions

Explore DT5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. St George's Foundation Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.0 km
  2. Atlantic Academy Portland

    Academy sponsor led

    3.6 km
  3. Wyke Regis Church of England Junior School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
347
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 178
  • Anti social behaviour 70
  • Criminal damage and arson 24
  • Public order 22
  • Other theft 18

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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • ROYAL MANOR HEALTH CARE

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

    ODS code J81009

    2.0 km

  • WYKE REGIS & LANEHOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PORTLAND ROAD, WYKE REGIS, WEYMOUTH, DT4 9BE

    ODS code J81051

    4.3 km

  • CROSS ROAD SURGERY

    CROSS ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DT4 9QX

    ODS code J81075

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Mallams

    BCT · Fortuneswell

    0.0 miles
  • Verne Common Road

    BCT · Fortuneswell

    0.1 miles
  • Chiswell

    BCT · Fortuneswell

    0.1 miles
  • High Street

    BCT · Fortuneswell

    0.2 miles
  • Fortuneswell

    BCT · Fortuneswell

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. St George's Foundation Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

347 published events cover 12 months, averaging 28.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 178 events.

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