DT3 postcode area guide — Dorset
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DT3 postcode district in Dorset — every official dataset on one page.
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Where is DT3?
Broadband & internet speeds in DT3
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
60.8%
Gigabit-capable
60.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the DT3 postcode district (Dorset) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 691 postcodes Ofcom measures in DT3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 60.8%.
Around 0.2% of premises in DT3 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in DT3
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DT3 4AA | 100% | 0% |
| DT3 4AB | 100% | 0% |
| DT3 4AD | 100% | 0% |
| DT3 4AE | 100% | 33.3% |
| DT3 4AF | 100% | 100% |
| DT3 4AG | 100% | 100% |
| DT3 4AH | 100% | 100% |
| DT3 4AJ | 100% | 94.1% |
| DT3 4AL | 100% | 66.7% |
| DT3 4AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Dorset
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Dorset district (198,095 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
81.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.3%
5G outdoors — all networks
11.1%
Voice indoors — all networks
85.3%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in DT3
Police recorded 69 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DT3 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 22 | 31.9% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 19 | 27.5% |
| Shoplifting | 11 | 15.9% |
| Other theft | 5 | 7.2% |
| Public order | 4 | 5.8% |
| Burglary | 3 | 4.3% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 3 | 4.3% |
| Weapons possession | 1 | 1.4% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in DT3
Based on 325 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DT3 is £335,000, down 4.3% on the previous year (£350,000).
Detached
£435,000
132 sales
Semi-detached
£335,000
69 sales
Terraced
£255,000
87 sales
Flat / maisonette
£160,000
36 sales
Latest recorded sales in DT3
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £324,000 | Detached | Rolfe Crescent | DT3 4LY |
| 21 May 2026 | £390,000 | Detached | Hawkesworth Close | DT3 6PF |
| 20 May 2026 | £311,000 | Semi-detached | Freesia Close | DT3 6SN |
| 20 May 2026 | £632,500 | Detached | Sutton Road | DT3 6LP |
| 19 May 2026 | £635,000 | Detached | Ringstead Crescent | DT3 6PT |
| 15 May 2026 | £420,000 | Detached | Lower Way | DT3 4AW |
| 15 May 2026 | £310,000 | Detached | Rolfe Crescent | DT3 4LY |
| 14 May 2026 | £750,000 | Detached | Back Street | DT3 4EZ |
| 11 May 2026 | £240,000 | Flat | Elwell Street | DT3 5QF |
| 8 May 2026 | £515,000 | Semi-detached | Churchward Avenue | DT3 6NZ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Who lives here? Dorset demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Dorset district (379,579 residents, 169,261 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.2% |
| 15–29 | 17.2% |
| 30–44 | 15.5% |
| 45–64 | 22.5% |
| 65+ | 29.6% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 70.4% |
| Private rented | 16.3% |
| Social rented | 11% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around DT3
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wey Valley Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 994 | DT3 5AN |
| Radipole Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 437 | DT3 5HS |
| Chickerell Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 420 | DT3 4AT |
| Bincombe Valley Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 291 | DT3 6AW |
| Westfield Arts College | Not applicable | 4–19 | 233 | DT3 6AA |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 225 | DT3 6AA |
| St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 213 | DT3 5DQ |
| Wyvern Academy | Not applicable | 2–19 | 95 | DT3 5AL |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in DT3
172 rated food businesses operate in DT3. 117 hold the top rating of 5, 2 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: ABBEY HOUSE, Abbeyfield Wessex Society Ltd, Abbotsbury Shoot, ABBOTSBURY SUB-TROPICAL GARDENS, ABBOTSBURY SWANNERY.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DT3
From a sample of 111 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 DT3 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 44% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
7%
Band C
37%
Band D
40%
Band E
10%
Band F
5%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Dorset
Landlines around DT3 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.