DT6 3DA

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 3BL 75 m
DT6 3BJ 82 m
DT6 3BD 104 m
DT6 4RR 140 m
DT6 3DD 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT6 3DA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT6
Postcode sector
DT6 3
Latitude
50.735653
Longitude
-2.748830
British National Grid easting
347,252
British National Grid northing
93,162

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
E00103935
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 026D · E01020501
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 026 · E02004274

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Appletree Cottage, Longs Lane, Bridport, DT6 3DA 3 October 2025 £463,000
3, Longs Lane, Bridport, DT6 3DA 24 May 2017 £380,000
1, Longs Lane, Bridport, DT6 3DA 3 May 2017 £450,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Bridport Primary School

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    103 m
  2. St Catherine's Roman Catholic School

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    744 m
  3. The Sir John Colfox Academy

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
757
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 323
  • Anti social behaviour 158
  • Criminal damage and arson 58
  • Shoplifting 54
  • Other theft 46

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

7 female, 10 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.4
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DT6 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • AMMONITE HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81076

    1.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • East Road Roundabout

    BCT · Bridport

    0.1 miles
  • East Road Roundabout

    BCT · Bridport

    0.1 miles
  • Kingsnorth Close

    BCT · Bridport

    0.1 miles
  • Kingsnorth Close

    BCT · Bridport

    0.1 miles
  • Co-op Supermarket

    BCT · Bridport

    0.2 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.

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
1
Low risk addresses
2
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £463,000 from 1 recorded sale in DT6 3DA. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Dorset is £325,410 in June 2026, up 1.6% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

8 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Bridport Primary School is the nearest published school at 103 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

757 published events cover 12 months, averaging 63.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 323 events.

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