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DT5 2JH

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT5 2DG 209 m
DT5 2DH 237 m
DT5 1FL 310 m
DT5 2LG 334 m
DT5 2LH 337 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT5 2JH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
1 October 2025
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT5
Postcode sector
DT5 2
Latitude
50.539134
Longitude
-2.437174
British National Grid easting
369,116
British National Grid northing
71,133

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

View all nearby schools
Open schools
2
Primary
1
Secondary
0

  1. St George's Foundation Primary School

    Foundation school

    509 m

  2. Atlantic Academy Portland

    Academy sponsor led

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
525
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 273
  • Anti social behaviour 86
  • Criminal damage and arson 46
  • Other theft 32
  • Other crime 26

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DT5 2 residents
6,448

Age bands in DT5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%

1,031 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

562 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.8%

1,301 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.8%

1,738 residents

Age 65 and over
26%

1,628 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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • ROYAL MANOR HEALTH CARE

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

    ODS code J81009

    542 m

Nearby transport

  • Pennsylvania Castle

    BCT · Easton

    0.3 miles

  • Pennsylvania Castle

    BCT · Easton

    0.3 miles

  • Portland Museum

    BCT · Easton

    0.3 miles

  • Portland Museum

    BCT · Easton

    0.3 miles

  • Weston Corner

    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.

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
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

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 509 m.

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

Recorded crime

525 published events cover 12 months, averaging 43.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 273 events.

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