DT6 5BF

Bridport · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bridport
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Postcode district
DT6
Postcode sector
DT6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT6 5QY 47 m
DT6 5BS 87 m
DT6 5QX 92 m
DT6 5BW 94 m
DT6 5BH 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT6 5BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT6
Postcode sector
DT6 5
Latitude
50.734998
Longitude
-2.769296
British National Grid easting
345,807
British National Grid northing
93,104

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
E00103958
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 030B · E01020503
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 030 · E02004276

Postcode source versions

Explore DT6

19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Greenmoor House, 4, West Gables Close, Bridport, DT6 5BF 5 December 2024 £740,000
Woodpeckers, West Gables Close, Bridport, DT6 5BF 12 November 2021 £700,000
1, West Gables Close, Bridport, DT6 5BF 25 April 2019 £550,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    931 m
  2. St Catherine's Roman Catholic School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  3. Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
651
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 276
  • Anti social behaviour 144
  • Criminal damage and arson 53
  • Shoplifting 43
  • Other theft 40

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

7 female, 6 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
1.4
DT6 5 residents
6,317

Age bands in DT6 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.1%

983 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

574 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.1%

1,168 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.1%

1,773 residents

Age 65 and over
26.3%

1,605 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DT6 5 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

    123 m

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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bridport Medical Centre

    BCT · West Allington

    0.0 miles
  • Bridport Medical Centre

    BCT · West Allington

    0.0 miles
  • West Mead

    BCT · West Allington

    0.1 miles
  • West Mead

    BCT · West Allington

    0.1 miles
  • Park Road

    BCT · West Allington

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 030B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

16,965 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
4 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

Property market

The five-year median is £720,000 from 2 recorded sales in DT6 5BF. 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 931 m.

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

Recorded crime

651 published events cover 12 months, averaging 54.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 276 events.

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