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DT5 2NS

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 2NT 65 m
DT5 2NR 94 m
DT5 2NA 100 m
DT5 2NQ 134 m
DT5 2JS 138 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT5 2NS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
1 March 2025
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT5
Postcode sector
DT5 2
Latitude
50.529863
Longitude
-2.451211
British National Grid easting
368,115
British National Grid northing
70,108

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
E00171472
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 048D · E01020566
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. Atlantic Academy Portland

    Academy sponsor led

    67 m

  2. St George's Foundation Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
212
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 125
  • Anti social behaviour 39
  • Criminal damage and arson 13
  • Other theft 9
  • Public order 9

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

    1.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Aldridge Community Academy

    BCT · Southwell

    0.0 miles

  • Sweethill Lane

    BCT · Southwell

    0.2 miles

  • Wheatlands

    BCT · Southwell

    0.2 miles

  • Rip Croft Shelter

    BCT · Southwell

    0.2 miles

  • Wallsend Close

    BCT · Southwell

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 048D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,341 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Atlantic Academy Portland is the nearest published school at 67 m.

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

Recorded crime

212 published events cover 12 months, averaging 17.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 125 events.

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