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DT3 postcode area · Dorset

The DT3 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Dorset. Area Scores range from 13 to 86 across them. Every full DT3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the DT3 district: Preston & Lodmoor scores 87 out of 100 (#903 of 6,856 nationally) while Weymouth Town, Melcombe Regis & Rodwell sits at 13 — neighbours on the map, 74 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £222,500 in Weymouth Town, Melcombe Regis & Rodwell to £365,000 in Preston & Lodmoor.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,929a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime63per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)50
Owner-occupied68%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the DT3 district

£340,000median home sold over the past year · +15.3% over 5 years · -1.4% over the year · 431 sales
Detached£450,000
Semi-detached£335,000
Terraced£250,000
Flat£180,000
Dorset£345,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Preston & LodmoorDorset 90387 £365,000
Owermoigne, Broadmayne & WinterbourneDorset 2,86358 £358,000
Chickerell & Chesil BankDorset 3,52249 £335,000
Westham North & RadipoleDorset 3,72746 £365,000
Broadwey & LittlemoorDorset 5,16025 £241,000
Weymouth Town, Melcombe Regis & RodwellDorset 5,96213 £222,500

People living in DT3 Census 2021

Residents51,506
Median age (est.)50
Density219per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above29%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 29%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 12%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 9%Other: 20%
One person 33%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 9%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Skilled trades 13% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Skilled trades13%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure12%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 42% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in DT3

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DT3 district.

Westham Weymouth

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around DT3.

DT4 DT1 DT5 DT2 DT6 DT8 DT9 DT10

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.