DT3 6PP postcode in Weymouth, Dorset

DT3 6PP is a postcode in Weymouth, in the Littlemoor & Preston ward of Dorset. It is in the South Dorset parliamentary constituency and the Dorset police force area, and has been in use since January 1980. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

Flooding High flood risk 68 of 186 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at DT3 6PP can get it Across Dorset: 77% Typical price £367,500 Homes sold in DT3 6, last 12 months. ▲ 6.5% on the year before Nearest station Upwey 3.4 km in a straight line

Where DT3 6PP is, and what is near it

Map of DT3 6PP and what is near it Map of DT3 6PP: its centre point, with the 260 other postcodes in the DT3 6 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. DT3 6AA: also in DT3 6DT3 6AB: also in DT3 6DT3 6AZ: also in DT3 6DT3 6BA: also in DT3 6DT3 6BB: also in DT3 6DT3 6BD: also in DT3 6DT3 6BG: also in DT3 6DT3 6BH: also in DT3 6DT3 6BQ: also in DT3 6DT3 6BT: also in DT3 6DT3 6BW: also in DT3 6DT3 6DJ: also in DT3 6DT3 6DR: also in DT3 6DT3 6DS: also in DT3 6DT3 6DT: also in DT3 6DT3 6DU: also in DT3 6DT3 6DW: also in DT3 6DT3 6DX: also in DT3 6DT3 6DY: also in DT3 6DT3 6DZ: also in DT3 6DT3 6EB: also in DT3 6DT3 6FU: also in DT3 6DT3 6GA: also in DT3 6DT3 6GF: also in DT3 6DT3 6GG: also in DT3 6DT3 6GH: also in DT3 6DT3 6JB: also in DT3 6DT3 6JD: also in DT3 6DT3 6JE: also in DT3 6DT3 6JF: also in DT3 6DT3 6JG: also in DT3 6DT3 6JH: also in DT3 6DT3 6JJ: also in DT3 6DT3 6JL: also in DT3 6DT3 6JN: also in DT3 6DT3 6JP: also in DT3 6DT3 6JQ: also in DT3 6DT3 6JR: also in DT3 6DT3 6JS: also in DT3 6DT3 6JT: also in DT3 6DT3 6JU: also in DT3 6DT3 6JW: also in DT3 6DT3 6JX: also in DT3 6DT3 6LA: also in DT3 6DT3 6LB: also in DT3 6DT3 6LD: also in DT3 6DT3 6LE: also in DT3 6DT3 6LF: also in DT3 6DT3 6NH: also in DT3 6DT3 6NP: also in DT3 6DT3 6NW: also in DT3 6DT3 6PE: also in DT3 6DT3 6PG: also in DT3 6DT3 6PJ: also in DT3 6DT3 6PL: also in DT3 6DT3 6PN: also in DT3 6DT3 6PR: also in DT3 6DT3 6PT: also in DT3 6DT3 6PU: also in DT3 6DT3 6PW: also in DT3 6DT3 6PX: also in DT3 6DT3 6PY: also in DT3 6DT3 6PZ: also in DT3 6DT3 6QA: also in DT3 6DT3 6QB: also in DT3 6DT3 6QD: also in DT3 6DT3 6QE: also in DT3 6DT3 6QF: also in DT3 6DT3 6QG: also in DT3 6DT3 6QJ: also in DT3 6DT3 6QL: also in DT3 6DT3 6QQ: also in DT3 6DT3 6QR: also in DT3 6DT3 6QS: also in DT3 6DT3 6QT: also in DT3 6DT3 6RP: also in DT3 6DT3 6RR: also in DT3 6DT3 6RT: also in DT3 6DT3 6RU: also in DT3 6DT3 6RX: also in DT3 6DT3 6RY: also in DT3 6DT3 6SP: also in DT3 6DT3 6SQ: also in DT3 6DT3 6SU: also in DT3 6DT3 6SX: also in DT3 6DT3 6TA: also in DT3 6DT3 6TB: also in DT3 6 3 places, 3.3–3.7 kmUpwey station 3.4 kmLittlemoor & Preston DT3 6PP Map of DT3 6PP and what is near it Map of DT3 6PP: its centre point, with the 260 other postcodes in the DT3 6 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Upwey station 3.4 kmLittlemoor & Preston DT3 6PP
  • DT3 6PP
  • Other postcodes in DT3 6: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.6385, longitude -2.4203)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after DT3 6PP?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at DT3 6PP?

Every home and business at DT3 6PP can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

DT3 6PP 100% Dorset 77%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

DT3 6PP 100% Dorset 98%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at DT3 6PP?

BinDayBuddy has not read Dorset Council's days for DT3 6PP today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for DT3 6PP on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is DT3 6PP at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 186 homes and businesses at DT3 6PP. 68 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 17 more at a lower risk.

186 homes and businesses at DT3 6PP High: 68Medium: 7Low: 6Very low: 4Not in an area at risk: 101

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Dorset

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for DT3 6PP: 4,861 properties in Dorset are at high risk (1.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Dorset

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of DT3 6PP is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near DT3 6PP?

Homes in DT3 6 sold for a typical £367,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 141 sales, up 6.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£367,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£345,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 6.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £467,500 62 sales
  • Semi-detached £321,250 34 sales
  • Terraced £266,250 26 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £181,000 19 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole DT3 district: a typical £335,000 from 387 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in DT3 6PP

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DT3 6PP from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at DT3 6PP

The Food Standards Agency lists 4 food businesses at DT3 6PP. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near DT3 6PP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 870 homes in the neighbourhood around DT3 6PP. The largest share of them, 33%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (25%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around DT3 6PP

Band D in Dorset for 2026‑27: £2,765. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,843 (band A) to £4,608 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,765.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (2%)£1,843
Band Babout 30 (3%)£2,151
Band Cabout 150 (17%)£2,458
Band Dabout 290 (33%)£2,765
Band Eabout 210 (24%)£3,379
Band Fabout 120 (14%)£3,994
Band Gabout 50 (6%)£4,608
Band Hwithheld£5,530

When the homes were built

  1. 14% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 13% 1919 to 1939
  4. 18% 1945 to 1964
  5. 25% 1965 to 1982
  6. 17% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

Averages for Dorset before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of DT3 6PP is in (ONS area E01020558), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near DT3 6PP?

The nearest open schools to DT3 6PP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DT3 6PP, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to DT3 6PP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DT3 6PP is Upwey Rail Station, 3.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Upwey Rail Station Railway station 3.4 kmCycle
  • Weymouth Rail Station Railway station 3.5 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Waterside Reception, 29 m away.

More stations near DT3 6PP, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near DT3 6PP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DT3 6PP, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near DT3 6PP?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of DT3 6PP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.2 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near DT3 6PP?

The nearest to the centre of DT3 6PP, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to DT3 6PP?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near DT3 6PP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DT3 6PP, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near DT3 6PP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DT3 6PP, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near DT3 6PP?

The nearest vets to the centre of DT3 6PP on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is DT3 6PP in a conservation area?

The centre of DT3 6PP is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near DT3 6PP?

Police.uk records 31 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DT3 6PP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences13 reports
Anti-social behaviour8 reports
Other theft5 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Shoplifting1 report
Bicycle theft1 report

Also: drugs 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for DT3 6PP

Ward
Littlemoor & Preston
Parish
Weymouth
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Weymouth
Rural or urban
Urban, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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DT3 6PW150 mDT3 6PR270 mDT3 6PL530 mDT3 6DS620 mDT3 6EB650 mDT3 6QF680 m
All of DT3

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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