DT6 5FS

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 5JY 74 m
DT6 5JZ 154 m
DT6 5LA 310 m
DT6 5BA 332 m
DT6 5BE 338 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT6 5FS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT6
Postcode sector
DT6 5
Latitude
50.726010
Longitude
-2.769857
British National Grid easting
345,757
British National Grid northing
92,105

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Bridport · E05015779
Parish or community
E04013388
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00104040
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 029B · E01020517
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 029 · E02004275

Postcode source versions

Explore DT6

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Greers Meadow, Watton, Bridport, DT6 5FS 12 November 2021 £825,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    308 m
  2. Bridport Primary School

    Academy converter

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
582
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 247
  • Anti social behaviour 129
  • Shoplifting 45
  • Criminal damage and arson 45
  • Other theft 35

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • AMMONITE HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81076

    924 m

Nearby transport

  • Watton Park

    BCT · Bridport

    0.3 miles
  • Watton Park

    BCT · Bridport

    0.3 miles
  • Skilling Shops

    BCT · Bridport

    0.4 miles
  • Skilling Shops

    BCT · Bridport

    0.4 miles
  • Bridport Medical Centre

    BCT · West Allington

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 029B, 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

18,513 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 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 £825,000 from 1 recorded sale in DT6 5FS. 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. Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 308 m.

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

Recorded crime

582 published events cover 12 months, averaging 48.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 247 events.

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