CheckNear.me

DT6 5LB

Bridport · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Post town
Bridport
Ward
Bridport
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Postcode district
DT6
Postcode sector
DT6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT6 5LN 364 m
DT6 5NJ 405 m
DT6 5JZ 409 m
DT6 4AX 432 m
DT6 4BA 434 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT6 5LB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT6
Postcode sector
DT6 5
Latitude
50.722585
Longitude
-2.764191
British National Grid easting
346,153
British National Grid northing
91,720

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
E00104037
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 029B · E01020517
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 029 · E02004275

Postcode source versions

Explore DT6

Property

View all property records
3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Portmead, West Bay Fields, Bridport, DT6 5LB 10 May 2024 £395,000
Portmead, West Bay Fields, Bridport, DT6 5LB 11 April 2014 £240,000
Portmead, West Bay Fields, Bridport, DT6 5LB 19 December 2002 £172,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
7
Primary
6
Secondary
1

  1. Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    496 m

  2. Bridport Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

  3. St Catherine's Roman Catholic School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
620
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 251
  • Anti social behaviour 157
  • Shoplifting 48
  • Criminal damage and arson 43
  • Other theft 38

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

5 female, 6 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.2
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 straight-line

  • AMMONITE HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J81076

    1.3 km

Nearby transport

  • The Crown Inn

    BCT · Bridport

    0.3 miles

  • Watton Park

    BCT · Bridport

    0.3 miles

  • Watton Park

    BCT · Bridport

    0.3 miles

  • Training Centre

    BCT · Bridport

    0.3 miles

  • Opposite Roundham Gardens

    BCT · Bridport

    0.3 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
1
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 £395,000 from 1 recorded sale in DT6 5LB. 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 496 m.

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

Recorded crime

620 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 251 events.

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