DT3 6QP postcode in Weymouth, Dorset

DT3 6QP 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.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at DT3 6QP 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 Weymouth 2.4 km in a straight line

Where DT3 6QP is, and what is near it

Map of DT3 6QP and what is near it Map of DT3 6QP: 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) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. DT3 6AA: also in DT3 6DT3 6AB: also in DT3 6DT3 6AD: also in DT3 6DT3 6AE: also in DT3 6DT3 6AF: also in DT3 6DT3 6AH: also in DT3 6DT3 6AJ: also in DT3 6DT3 6AL: also in DT3 6DT3 6AP: also in DT3 6DT3 6AS: also in DT3 6DT3 6AT: also in DT3 6DT3 6AU: also in DT3 6DT3 6AW: also in DT3 6DT3 6AX: also in DT3 6DT3 6AY: 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 6BJ: also in DT3 6DT3 6BQ: also in DT3 6DT3 6BT: also in DT3 6DT3 6BU: 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 6EB: also in DT3 6DT3 6FD: also in DT3 6DT3 6FE: also in DT3 6DT3 6FF: also in DT3 6DT3 6FG: also in DT3 6DT3 6FH: also in DT3 6DT3 6FJ: also in DT3 6DT3 6FL: also in DT3 6DT3 6FN: also in DT3 6DT3 6FP: also in DT3 6DT3 6FQ: also in DT3 6DT3 6FR: also in DT3 6DT3 6FS: also in DT3 6DT3 6FU: also in DT3 6DT3 6FY: also in DT3 6DT3 6FZ: also in DT3 6DT3 6GA: also in DT3 6DT3 6GB: also in DT3 6DT3 6GD: also in DT3 6DT3 6GE: also in DT3 6DT3 6GF: also in DT3 6DT3 6GG: also in DT3 6DT3 6GH: also in DT3 6DT3 6HR: also in DT3 6DT3 6HS: also in DT3 6DT3 6HT: also in DT3 6DT3 6HU: also in DT3 6DT3 6HX: also in DT3 6DT3 6HY: also in DT3 6DT3 6HZ: also in DT3 6DT3 6JA: 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 6JY: also in DT3 6DT3 6JZ: 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 6NG: also in DT3 6DT3 6NH: also in DT3 6DT3 6NP: also in DT3 6DT3 6NW: also in DT3 6DT3 6PE: also in DT3 6DT3 6PF: also in DT3 6DT3 6PG: also in DT3 6DT3 6PJ: also in DT3 6DT3 6PL: also in DT3 6DT3 6PN: also in DT3 6DT3 6PP: also in DT3 6DT3 6PQ: 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 6QH: also in DT3 6DT3 6QJ: also in DT3 6DT3 6QL: also in DT3 6DT3 6QN: also in DT3 6DT3 6QQ: also in DT3 6DT3 6QR: also in DT3 6DT3 6QS: also in DT3 6DT3 6QT: also in DT3 6DT3 6QW: also in DT3 6DT3 6RB: also in DT3 6DT3 6RD: also in DT3 6DT3 6RE: also in DT3 6DT3 6RF: also in DT3 6DT3 6RG: also in DT3 6DT3 6RH: also in DT3 6DT3 6RJ: also in DT3 6DT3 6RP: also in DT3 6DT3 6RQ: 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 6SG: also in DT3 6DT3 6SH: also in DT3 6DT3 6SL: also in DT3 6DT3 6SN: also in DT3 6DT3 6SP: also in DT3 6DT3 6SQ: also in DT3 6DT3 6SS: also in DT3 6DT3 6ST: also in DT3 6DT3 6SU: also in DT3 6DT3 6SW: also in DT3 6DT3 6SX: also in DT3 6DT3 6SY: also in DT3 6DT3 6SZ: also in DT3 6DT3 6TA: also in DT3 6DT3 6TB: also in DT3 6 Arbour House School 2.0 kmUpwey station 2.4 kmLittlemoor & Preston DT3 6QP Map of DT3 6QP and what is near it Map of DT3 6QP: 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) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Upwey station 2.4 kmLittlemoor & Preston DT3 6QP
  • DT3 6QP
  • Other postcodes in DT3 6: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 50.6348, longitude -2.4391)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after DT3 6QP?

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 6QP?

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

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

DT3 6QP 100% Dorset 77%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

DT3 6QP 100% Dorset 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 6QP?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for DT3 6QP.

Check the bin days for DT3 6QP 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 6QP at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include DT3 6QP.

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 6QP: 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 6QP 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 6QP?

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 6QP

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DT3 6QP 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

What council tax band are homes near DT3 6QP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 910 homes in the neighbourhood around DT3 6QP. The largest share of them, 49%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (47%). 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 6QP

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 10 (1%)£1,843
Band Babout 40 (4%)£2,151
Band Cabout 110 (12%)£2,458
Band Dabout 450 (49%)£2,765
Band Eabout 210 (23%)£3,379
Band Fabout 70 (8%)£3,994
Band Gabout 20 (2%)£4,608
Band Hfewer than 5£5,530

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 16% 1945 to 1964
  5. 47% 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. 10% 2000 to 2009
  8. 8% 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 6QP is in (ONS area E01020557), 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 6QP?

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

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DT3 6QP, 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 6QP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DT3 6QP is Weymouth Rail Station, 2.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Weymouth Rail Station Railway station 2.4 kmCycle
  • Upwey Rail Station Railway station 2.4 kmCycle

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near DT3 6QP, 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 6QP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DT3 6QP, 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 6QP?

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

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

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.7 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.7 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.8 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 6QP?

The nearest to the centre of DT3 6QP, 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 6QP?

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 6QP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DT3 6QP, 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 6QP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DT3 6QP, 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 6QP?

The nearest vets to the centre of DT3 6QP 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 6QP in a conservation area?

The centre of DT3 6QP 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 6QP?

Police.uk records 62 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DT3 6QP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences28 reports
Anti-social behaviour23 reports
Other theft4 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Shoplifting2 reports
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 6QP

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 6HZ40 mDT3 6JA40 mDT3 6QN80 mDT3 6QW90 mDT3 6HR90 mDT3 6JJ100 m
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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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