DT6 6ED

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 6EE 96 m
DT6 6EB 270 m
DT6 6EF 326 m
DT6 6DZ 410 m
DT6 6EA 478 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT6 6ED
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT6
Postcode sector
DT6 6
Latitude
50.748207
Longitude
-2.853371
British National Grid easting
339,891
British National Grid northing
94,638

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04013391
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00104143
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 023D · E01020535
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 023 · E02004273

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
St Marys Cottage, Taylors Lane, Morcombelake, Bridport, DT6 6ED 26 October 2022 £525,000
Manscombe, Taylors Lane, Morcombelake, Bridport, DT6 6ED 26 October 2021 £595,000
Myrtle Cottage, Taylors Lane, Morcombelake, Bridport, DT6 6ED 17 August 2020 £595,000

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

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

    Voluntary aided school

    4.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
23
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 11
  • Vehicle crime 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

2 female, 5 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.2
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DT6 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
0%
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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • Ship Knapp

    BCT · Morcombelake

    0.4 miles
  • Ship Knapp

    BCT · Morcombelake

    0.4 miles
  • Cross Cottage

    BCT · Whitchurch Canonicorum

    0.6 miles
  • Cross Cottage

    BCT · Whitchurch Canonicorum

    0.6 miles
  • Lower Street

    BCT · Whitchurch Canonicorum

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 023D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,977 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £560,000 from 2 recorded sales in DT6 6ED. 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

Published establishments

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Charmouth Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

23 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 11 events.

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