DT6 3BE

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 3AH 72 m
DT6 3FY 108 m
DT6 3AL 114 m
DT6 5RB 127 m
DT6 3FU 130 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT6 3BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT6
Postcode sector
DT6 3
Latitude
50.739110
Longitude
-2.759273
British National Grid easting
346,519
British National Grid northing
93,554

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
E00103934
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 026C · E01020500
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 026 · E02004274

Postcode source versions

Explore DT6

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hounsell Building, Unit 8-9, North Mills Trading Estate, Bridport, DT6 3BE 16 April 2019 £2,625,000
The Fireworks, Corbin Industries Ltd, North Mills Trading Estate, Bridport, DT6 3BE 28 November 2016 £465,000

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

    425 m
  2. Bridport Primary School

    Academy converter

    765 m
  3. The Sir John Colfox Academy

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
717
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 302
  • Anti social behaviour 150
  • Criminal damage and arson 57
  • Shoplifting 54
  • Other theft 42

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.

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+
87.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
87.1%
Gigabit-capable
87.1%
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

  • AMMONITE HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81076

    823 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Armstrong Road

    BCT · Court Orchard

    0.1 miles
  • North Mills Trading Estate

    BCT · Court Orchard

    0.1 miles
  • Orchard Avenue

    BCT · Court Orchard

    0.2 miles
  • Fulbrooks Lane

    BCT · Allington

    0.2 miles
  • Court Orchard Road

    BCT · Court Orchard

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 026C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,845 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
4 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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
22
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

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 425 m.

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

Recorded crime

717 published events cover 12 months, averaging 59.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 302 events.

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