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DT6 6AJ

Bridport · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bridport
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Postcode district
DT6
Postcode sector
DT6 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT6 6AL 318 m
DT6 6FE 441 m
DT6 6AN 538 m
DT6 6AW 547 m
DT6 6AP 568 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT6 6AJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT6
Postcode sector
DT6 6
Latitude
50.717032
Longitude
-2.783791
British National Grid easting
344,763
British National Grid northing
91,117

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

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
1

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

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

  2. Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.4 km

  3. Bridport Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
48
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 18
  • Anti social behaviour 13
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Burglary 4
  • Other theft 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DT6 6 residents
3,510

Age bands in DT6 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.9%

351 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.5%

268 residents

Age 25 to 44
12.7%

451 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.1%

1,034 residents

Age 65 and over
40.9%

1,454 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

    2.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Quayside

    BCT · West Bay

    1.0 miles

  • London Inn

    BCT · Bridport

    1.1 miles

  • The London Inn

    BCT · Bridport

    1.2 miles

  • Sprakes Corner

    BCT · Symondsbury

    1.2 miles

  • Sprakes Corner

    BCT · Symondsbury

    1.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

48 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 18 events.

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