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DT6 4LY

Chesil Bank · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bridport
Ward
Chesil Bank
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Postcode district
DT6
Postcode sector
DT6 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT6 4LZ 31 m
DT6 4LU 80 m
DT6 4LX 90 m
DT6 4LT 149 m
DT6 4NA 158 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT6 4LY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT6
Postcode sector
DT6 4
Latitude
50.720872
Longitude
-2.713972
British National Grid easting
349,696
British National Grid northing
91,494

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Chesil Bank · E05015780
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

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Property

At this postcode

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Rock Haven, Port Lane, Shipton Gorge, Bridport, DT6 4LY 29 March 2016 £558,000
Rock Haven, Port Lane, Shipton Gorge, Bridport, DT6 4LY 10 January 2007 £430,000
Port Lane Cottage, 1, Shipton Gorge, Bridport, DT6 4LY 21 December 1999 £90,225

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
1

  1. Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

  2. Loders CofE Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.7 km

  3. Bridport Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Burglary 3
  • Shoplifting 1
  • Public order 1
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

2 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.7
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DT6 4 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

    4.1 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

  • Shipton Village Centre

    BCT · Shipton Gorge

    0.0 miles

  • Peas Hill

    BCT · Shipton Gorge

    0.2 miles

  • Peas Hill

    BCT · Shipton Gorge

    0.2 miles

  • Shipton Gorge Turn

    BCT · Walditch

    0.8 miles

  • Shipton Gorge Road

    BCT · Walditch

    0.9 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

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

Schools

Published establishments

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

10 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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