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DT6 3YG

Bridport · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bridport
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Postcode district
DT6
Postcode sector
DT6 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT6 3BT 76 m
DT6 3AP 83 m
DT6 3DQ 101 m
DT6 3BW 103 m
DT6 3DP 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT6 3YG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT6
Postcode sector
DT6 3
Latitude
50.740270
Longitude
-2.745474
British National Grid easting
347,494
British National Grid northing
93,673

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
E00103932
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 026D · E01020501
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 026 · E02004274

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
8
Secondary
1

  1. Bridport Primary School

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    492 m

  2. St Catherine's Roman Catholic School

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    640 m

  3. The Sir John Colfox Academy

    Academy converter

    754 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
596
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 239
  • Anti social behaviour 119
  • Criminal damage and arson 51
  • Other theft 42
  • Shoplifting 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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • AMMONITE HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81076

    1.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Travis Perkins

    BCT · Bridport

    0.1 miles

  • Knightstone Rise

    BCT · Bridport

    0.1 miles

  • Knightstone Rise

    BCT · Bridport

    0.2 miles

  • Co-op Supermarket

    BCT · Bridport

    0.2 miles

  • Stuart Way

    BCT · Bridport

    0.3 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Bridport Primary School is the nearest published school at 492 m.

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

Recorded crime

596 published events cover 12 months, averaging 49.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 239 events.

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