DT7 3LU

Lyme & Charmouth · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Lyme Regis
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Postcode district
DT7
Postcode sector
DT7 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT7 3LE 37 m
DT7 3JN 114 m
DT7 3LH 134 m
DT7 3LG 226 m
DT7 3JZ 262 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT7 3LU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 November 2009
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT7
Postcode sector
DT7 3
Latitude
50.719806
Longitude
-2.943279
British National Grid easting
333,508
British National Grid northing
91,557

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04003560
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00104119
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 023B · E01020532
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 023 · E02004273

Postcode source versions

Explore DT7

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Monmouth Beach Chalets, 32, Lyme Regis, DT7 3LU 9 February 2022 £250,000
Monmouth Beach Chalets, 31, Lyme Regis, DT7 3LU 1 March 2020 £2,700
Monmouth Beach Chalets, 19, Lyme Regis, DT7 3LU 1 March 2020 £3,225

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. The Woodroffe School

    Foundation school

    1.2 km
  2. St Michael's CofE Primary School, Lyme Regis

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km
  3. Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
156
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 58
  • Anti social behaviour 40
  • Public order 11
  • Criminal damage and arson 11
  • Other theft 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DT7 3 residents
5,568

Age bands in DT7 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.5%

667 residents

Age 15 to 24
8%

464 residents

Age 25 to 44
12.2%

711 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.1%

1,808 residents

Age 65 and over
37.2%

2,160 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

  • LYME BAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LYME REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE, UPLYME ROAD, LYME REGIS, DT7 3LS

    ODS code J81647

    1.1 km

Nearby transport

  • The Cobb

    BCT · Lyme Regis

    0.2 miles
  • Holm Bush Car Park

    BCT · Lyme Regis

    0.3 miles
  • Ware Lane

    BCT · Lyme Regis

    0.3 miles
  • Holm Bush Car Park

    BCT · Lyme Regis

    0.3 miles
  • Ware Lane

    BCT · Lyme Regis

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 023B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,038 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 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

Property market

The five-year median is £250,000 from 1 recorded sale in DT7 3LU. 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Woodroffe School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

156 published events cover 12 months, averaging 13 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 58 events.

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