DT4 postcode area · Dorset

The DT4 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Dorset. Area Scores range from 13 to 86 across them. Every full DT4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The DT4 district contains both ends of the scale: Preston & Lodmoor at 87 out of 100 (#903 of 6,856 in England) against Weymouth Town, Melcombe Regis & Rodwell at 13, a 74-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £208,000 in Underhill & The Grove to £365,000 in Preston & Lodmoor — a 1.8× gap within the DT4 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,264a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime64per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)49
Owner-occupied66%

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 DT4 district

£258,000median home sold over the past year · +17.3% over 5 years · -4.4% over the year · 629 sales
Detached£410,000
Semi-detached£305,000
Terraced£250,000
Flat£165,000
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
Weymouth WestDorset 3,28252 £250,000
Chickerell & Chesil BankDorset 3,52249 £335,000
Westham North & RadipoleDorset 3,72746 £365,000
Wyke RegisDorset 3,87144 £275,000
Westham SouthDorset 4,49534 £265,000
Broadwey & LittlemoorDorset 5,16025 £241,000
Underhill & The GroveDorset 5,49620 £208,000
Weymouth Town, Melcombe Regis & RodwellDorset 5,96213 £222,500

People living in DT4 Census 2021

Residents67,986
Median age (est.)49
Density533per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above28%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 14%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 10%Other: 19%
One person 34%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 10%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Skilled trades 14% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Skilled trades14%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure12%
Managers & directors12%
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 47% · No religion 44% · 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 DT4

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DT4 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around DT4.

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.