Latitude: 50.6339 / 50°38'2"N
Longitude: -2.4303 / 2°25'49"W
OS Eastings: 369664
OS Northings: 81666
OS Grid: SY696816
Mapcode National: GBR PY.XXFF
Mapcode Global: FRA 57SD.K08
Plus Code: 9C2VJHM9+HV
Maidenhead Locator System: IO80sp82
What Three Birds: eider.cuckoo.chiffchaff
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DT3 6RY is a mixed residential and non-residential postcode in Preston, Dorset. It was first introduced in February 1990.
The most common council tax bands are C and E.
Residential buildings are typically terraced (including end-terrace) and detached. Domestic properties are mostly bungalows and houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £93,898 to £1,732,251 with an average of £433,795.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1983 and 1990.
17% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly privately rented, with some owner occupied
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are C and D.
Commercial rateable values range from £2,500 to £4,000 with an average of £2,900. The most common recorded business type is Self Catering Holiday Unit.
Weymouth is a town, which had a population of 54,539 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 21 people resident in DT3 6RY, of which 10 were male and 11 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
DT3 6RY is in the Dorchester and Weymouth travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Dorset Primary Care Trust.
DT3 6RY is approximately 9m (29ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in DT3 6RY
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing DT3 6RY
5b3: Urbanites - Ageing Urban Living - Self-Sufficient Retirement
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for DT3 6RY
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
4/10 (Low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
3/10 (Low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
2/10 (Very low)
Supermarkets near DT3 6RY include Aldi, Asda, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of DT3 6RY are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Unitary Authority
Dorset Council
Ward
Littlemoor & Preston
Councillors
Louie O'Leary (Conservative)
Tony Ferrari (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
South Dorset
MP
Richard Drax (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for DT3 6RY.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near DT3 6RY.
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided School, Preston, Weymouth
Littlemoor Road, Preston, Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 6AA
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 5 - 11
Needs improvement
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided School, Weymouth
Coombe Avenue, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 7TP
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 5 - 11
Good
Bincombe Valley Primary School
Culliford Way, Littlemoor, Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 6AW
Community School
Ages 2 - 11
Good
St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School, Broadwey
Broadwey, Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 5DQ
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Outstanding
The Wey Valley School
Dorchester Road, Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 5AN
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Budmouth College
Chickerell Road, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 9SY
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
All Saints' Church of England School, Weymouth
Sunnyside Road, Wyke Regis, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 9BJ
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
St Osmund's Church of England Voluntary Aided Middle School, Dorchester
Barnes Way, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2DZ
Academy Converter
Ages 9 - 13
Outstanding
Dorchester Middle School
Queen's Avenue, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2HS
Academy Converter
Ages 9 - 13
Good
The Thomas Hardye School
Queen's Avenue, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2ET
Academy Converter
Ages 13 - 18
Outstanding
Isle of Portland Aldridge Community Academy
Maritime House, Southwell Park, Portland, Dorset, DT5 2NA
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 3 - 19
Inadequate
St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown
Puddletown, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 8SA
Academy Converter
Ages 9 - 13
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.