DT6 5YQ

Bridport · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT6 5PR 135 m
DT6 5PH 497 m
DT6 5HP 504 m
DT6 5SA 517 m
DT6 5SB 529 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT6 5YQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT6
Postcode sector
DT6 5
Latitude
50.749404
Longitude
-2.761127
British National Grid easting
346,400
British National Grid northing
94,700

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
E00104145
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 029D · E01020536
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
7
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. St Catherine's Roman Catholic School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km
  2. The Sir John Colfox Academy

    Academy converter

    1.0 km
  3. Bridport Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
226
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 90
  • Anti social behaviour 45
  • Criminal damage and arson 23
  • Other theft 13
  • Burglary 12

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

    1.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Allington Mead

    BCT · Court Orchard

    0.6 miles
  • Orchard Avenue

    BCT · Court Orchard

    0.6 miles
  • Sunnyside Cottages

    BCT · Dottery

    0.6 miles
  • Post Box

    BCT · Dottery

    0.6 miles
  • Armstrong Road

    BCT · Court Orchard

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 029D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,357 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Catherine's Roman Catholic School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

226 published events cover 12 months, averaging 18.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 90 events.

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