DT6 4SJ

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 4FF 11 m
DT6 4QP 530 m
DT6 4RQ 574 m
DT6 4RX 602 m
DT6 4RE 642 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT6 4SJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
1 August 2009
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT6
Postcode sector
DT6 4
Latitude
50.702366
Longitude
-2.713606
British National Grid easting
349,702
British National Grid northing
89,436

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04013373
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00103975
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
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled School

    Academy converter

    809 m
  2. Bridport Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.6 km
  3. Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
42
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 15
  • Other theft 13
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Shoplifting 3
  • Burglary 2

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.

Nearby transport

  • Hive Beach

    BCT · Burton Bradstock

    0.4 miles
  • Hive Beach

    BCT · Burton Bradstock

    0.4 miles
  • The Garage

    BCT · Burton Bradstock

    0.5 miles
  • Cogden Beach

    BCT · Burton Bradstock

    0.6 miles
  • Cogden Beach

    BCT · Burton Bradstock

    0.6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled School is the nearest published school at 809 m.

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

Recorded crime

42 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 15 events.

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