DT3 6RP
a residential postcode in Preston, Dorset
Coordinates
Latitude: 50.6459 / 50°38'45"N
Longitude: -2.4169 / 2°25'0"W
OS Eastings: 370619
OS Northings: 82996
OS Grid: SY706829
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR PZ.H1DG
Mapcode Global: FRA 57TC.J75
Plus Code: 9C2VJHWM+96
Maidenhead Locator System: IO80sp95
What Three Birds: shrike.pochard.reedling
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Church Road, Preston, Weymouth DT3 6RP
Summary
DT3 6RP is a residential postcode in Preston, Dorset. It was first introduced in October 1984.
The most common council tax band is C.
Residential buildings are primarily semi-detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £69,601 to £368,681 with an average of £250,463.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1983 and 1990.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are predominantly privately rented.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating is D.
Weymouth is a town, which had a population of 54,539 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 20 people resident in DT3 6RP, of which 9 were male and 11 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
DT3 6RP is in the Dorchester and Weymouth travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Dorset Primary Care Trust.
DT3 6RP is approximately 28m (92ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing DT3 6RP
6a3: Suburbanites - Suburban Achievers - Detached Retirement Living
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for DT3 6RP
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
4/10 (Low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
2/10 (Very low)
Supermarkets near DT3 6RP include Aldi, Lidl, Morrisons and Sainsbury's. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
DT3 6RP at other websites
- Air quality forecast for DT3 6RP at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at DT3 6RP at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near DT3 6RP at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near DT3 6RP at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near DT3 6RP at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to DT3 6RP at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near DT3 6RP at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near DT3 6RP at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near DT3 6RP at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of DT3 6RP 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)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for DT3 6RP.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near DT3 6RP.
Primary
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
Bincombe Valley Primary School
Culliford Way, Littlemoor, Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 6AW
Community School
Ages 2 - 11
Good
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided School, Weymouth
Coombe Avenue, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 7TP
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 5 - 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
Secondary
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
St Osmund's Church of England Voluntary Aided Middle School, Dorchester
Barnes Way, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2DZ
Academy Converter
Ages 9 - 13
Outstanding
All Saints' Church of England School, Weymouth
Sunnyside Road, Wyke Regis, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 9BJ
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
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
St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown
Puddletown, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 8SA
Academy Converter
Ages 9 - 13
Good
Isle of Portland Aldridge Community Academy
Maritime House, Southwell Park, Portland, Dorset, DT5 2NA
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 3 - 19
Inadequate
The overall school grade in this area is high.