DT6 3AW

Bridport · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bridport
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Postcode district
DT6
Postcode sector
DT6 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT6 3XF 82 m
DT6 3XE 84 m
DT6 3AG 110 m
DT6 3AR 117 m
DT6 3AN 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT6 3AW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 April 2012
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT6
Postcode sector
DT6 3
Latitude
50.739373
Longitude
-2.756174
British National Grid easting
346,738
British National Grid northing
93,581

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Bridport · E05015779
Parish or community
E04013370
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00103924
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 026D · E01020501
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 026 · E02004274

Postcode source versions

Explore DT6

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
179, Pymore Road, Bridport, DT6 3AW 31 August 2007 £286,000
179, Pymore Road, Bridport, DT6 3AW 18 October 2006 £249,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. St Catherine's Roman Catholic School

    Academy converter

    253 m
  2. Bridport Primary School

    Academy converter

    583 m
  3. The Sir John Colfox Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
738
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 313
  • Anti social behaviour 152
  • Criminal damage and arson 57
  • Shoplifting 54
  • Other theft 46

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DT6 3 residents
6,246

Age bands in DT6 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.9%

820 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.7%

489 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.9%

1,142 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.9%

1,842 residents

Age 65 and over
32.6%

2,072 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

  • AMMONITE HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    BRIDPORT MEDICAL CENTRE, WEST ALLINGTON, BRIDPORT, DT6 5BN

    ODS code J81076

    1.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Armstrong Road

    BCT · Court Orchard

    0.2 miles
  • North Mills Trading Estate

    BCT · Court Orchard

    0.3 miles
  • Orchard Avenue

    BCT · Court Orchard

    0.3 miles
  • Fulbrooks Lane

    BCT · Allington

    0.3 miles
  • Allington Mead

    BCT · Court Orchard

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 026D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,658 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Catherine's Roman Catholic School is the nearest published school at 253 m.

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

Recorded crime

738 published events cover 12 months, averaging 61.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 313 events.

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