DT6 4LP

Chesil Bank · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Postcode district
DT6
Postcode sector
DT6 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT6 4LL 64 m
DT6 4LS 95 m
DT6 4LN 103 m
DT6 4LW 104 m
DT6 4LR 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT6 4LP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT6
Postcode sector
DT6 4
Latitude
50.723440
Longitude
-2.716023
British National Grid easting
349,554
British National Grid northing
91,781

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04013386
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00103978
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 029A · E01020507
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 029 · E02004275

Postcode source versions

Explore DT6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km
  2. Loders CofE Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.4 km
  3. Bridport Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

1 female, 0 male

Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DT6 4 residents
5,708

Age bands in DT6 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
8.3%

466 residents

Age 15 to 24
6%

339 residents

Age 25 to 44
12.2%

689 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.8%

1,624 residents

Age 65 and over
44.8%

2,529 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DT6 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
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%

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

    3.9 km

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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Peas Hill

    BCT · Shipton Gorge

    0.1 miles
  • Peas Hill

    BCT · Shipton Gorge

    0.1 miles
  • Shipton Village Centre

    BCT · Shipton Gorge

    0.2 miles
  • Shipton Gorge Turn

    BCT · Walditch

    0.6 miles
  • Shipton Gorge Road

    BCT · Walditch

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 029A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,513 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 3 events.

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