DT6 3NP Dorset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bridport. Region: South West.
Streets
- West Bay Road, Bridport: 23 addresses
- Doctor Roberts Close, Bridport: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Dorset in 2026-27: Band D £2,765 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,843 | £2,151 | £2,458 | £2,765 | £3,379 | £3,994 | £4,608 | £5,530 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (38% of about 930 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 9.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- THE CHANTRY, grade II*
- 130-142, SOUTH STREET, grade II
- 144 AND 148, SOUTH STREET, grade II
- 145, 147 and 151 South Street, grade II
- 153-159, SOUTH STREET, grade II
- 158, SOUTH STREET, grade II
- SOUTH BRIDGE, grade II
- SOUTH MILL, grade II
- WALL SURROUNDING FORMER QUAKER BURIAL GROUND, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Bradfords Builders Merchants: up to 27 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- Coach Station Square: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- Rope Walks Car Park: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- Proton Garage and Works: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
- Flood Lane: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (910 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 12 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 15 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 15 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 24 addresses are between 5 m and 6 m above sea level (6 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Maiden Newton 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.5 km (9 miles) |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 31 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Doctor Roberts Close Bridport | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bridport | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 46.3 km (29 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 72.8 km (45 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ammonite Health Partnership | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest John Lumley & Simon Wood Dental Practice | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Bridport Community Hospital | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Dorset Police | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Rontec - Bridport Cashzone | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,040 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Riverside Gardens 1.4 ha | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 990 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 150 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,480 m² | 320 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Chantry, a listed building (Grade II*), 100 m north. 386 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 14 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Chantry | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m north |
| Daniel Taylor Almshouses, Caretaker's Cottage and walls to the rear | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m north |
| Parish Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 270 m north |
| The Castle (Museum and Art Gallery) | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Downe Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hyde Plantation | Wood | 900 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Coneygar Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| West Cliff | Cliff or slope | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| West Bay Beach | Beach | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Eype Mouth | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Hope Corner | Wetland | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 17 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 24 |
21 of the postcode's 24 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Dorset: see them on the Dorset page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 56% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 35% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on West Bay Road.