DT6 6DP

Marshwood Vale · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT6 6DS 88 m
DT6 6DR 92 m
DT6 6DW 143 m
DT6 6ES 201 m
DT6 6DT 213 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT6 6DP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT6
Postcode sector
DT6 6
Latitude
50.740217
Longitude
-2.845232
British National Grid easting
340,455
British National Grid northing
93,743

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04013387
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00104036
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 029B · E01020517
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 029 · E02004275

Postcode source versions

Explore DT6

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, St Gabriels Close, Morcombelake, Bridport, DT6 6DP 26 June 2015 £222,500
3, St Gabriels Close, Morcombelake, Bridport, DT6 6DP 21 September 2012 £154,000
5, St Gabriels Close, Morcombelake, Bridport, DT6 6DP 26 October 2001 £86,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Charmouth Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    4.0 km
  2. Symondsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
24
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Vehicle crime 5
  • Burglary 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

11 female, 12 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.9
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

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DT6 6 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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.

Nearby transport

  • The Post Office

    BCT · Morcombelake

    0.1 miles
  • The Bakery

    BCT · Morcombelake

    0.1 miles
  • Ship Knapp

    BCT · Morcombelake

    0.3 miles
  • Star Lane

    BCT · Morcombelake

    0.3 miles
  • Star Lane

    BCT · Morcombelake

    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
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

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Charmouth Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

24 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 10 events.

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