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DT6 4NL

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 4NA 41 m
DT6 4TA 79 m
DT6 4LY 198 m
DT6 4LZ 199 m
DT6 4NB 209 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT6 4NL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 1985
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT6
Postcode sector
DT6 4
Latitude
50.720988
Longitude
-2.711169
British National Grid easting
349,894
British National Grid northing
91,505

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

Explore DT6

Property

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13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Barn Close, Shipton Gorge, Bridport, DT6 4NL 16 July 2024 £310,000
5, Barn Close, Shipton Gorge, Bridport, DT6 4NL 2 February 2022 £340,000
4, Barn Close, Shipton Gorge, Bridport, DT6 4NL 17 May 2013 £260,000

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

    2.2 km

  2. Loders CofE Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.7 km

  3. Bridport Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.2 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
Not supplied
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

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 straight-line

  • AMMONITE HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81076

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Shipton Village Centre

    BCT · Shipton Gorge

    0.1 miles

  • Peas Hill

    BCT · Shipton Gorge

    0.3 miles

  • Peas Hill

    BCT · Shipton Gorge

    0.3 miles

  • Green Trees Cottage

    BCT · Uploders

    0.9 miles

  • Green Trees Cottage

    BCT · Uploders

    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
4
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

Property market

The five-year median is £325,000 from 2 recorded sales in DT6 4NL. 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

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 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

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.