DT5 postcode area guide — Dorset
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DT5 postcode district in Dorset — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DT5
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
74.1%
Gigabit-capable
74.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the DT5 postcode district (Dorset) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 311 postcodes Ofcom measures in DT5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 74.1%.
Around 0% of premises in DT5 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 DT5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DT5 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| DT5 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| DT5 1AD | 100% | 0% |
| DT5 1AE | 100% | 0% |
| DT5 1AF | 100% | 56% |
| DT5 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| DT5 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| DT5 1AL | 100% | 95% |
| DT5 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| DT5 1AP | 100% | 98.2% |
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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 DT5
Police recorded 51 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DT5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 25 | 49.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 12 | 23.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 6 | 11.8% |
| Other theft | 2 | 3.9% |
| Shoplifting | 2 | 3.9% |
| Weapons possession | 1 | 2.0% |
| Public order | 1 | 2.0% |
| Vehicle crime | 1 | 2.0% |
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 DT5
Based on 198 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DT5 is £230,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£230,000).
Detached
£310,000
20 sales
Semi-detached
£230,000
26 sales
Terraced
£230,000
119 sales
Flat / maisonette
£126,000
28 sales
Latest recorded sales in DT5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | £126,000 | Flat | Woolcombe Road | DT5 2HY |
| 19 May 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced | Greenways | DT5 2LF |
| 8 May 2026 | £145,000 | Flat | Ayton Drive | DT5 1DT |
| 6 May 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced | High Street | DT5 1JH |
| 5 May 2026 | £265,000 | Terraced | Victoria Place | DT5 2AA |
| 5 May 2026 | £280,000 | Terraced | Grove Road | DT5 1DZ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £106,000 | Flat | Fortuneswell | DT5 1LU |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £360,000 | Detached | Page Drive | DT5 2EL |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £230,000 | Terraced | Brymers Avenue | DT5 1JS |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £330,000 | Detached | Manor Place | DT5 1NL |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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 DT5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Academy Portland | All-through | 4–16 | 769 | DT5 2NA |
| St George's Foundation Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 406 | DT5 2BD |
| Wyke Regis Church of England Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 340 | DT4 9NU |
| Wyke Regis Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 3–7 | 220 | DT4 9LU |
| All Saints' Church of England Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 598 | DT4 9BJ |
| Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 471 | DT4 9QX |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth | Primary | 4–11 | 201 | DT4 0RH |
| The Compass | Not applicable | 5–16 | 46 | DT4 0QU |
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 DT5
114 rated food businesses operate in DT5. 76 hold the top rating of 5, 1 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Allys Hot Food Van, Ballies Bites Ltd, Bee’s Knees Bakes, BnB-Side, BritSki Pierogi.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DT5
From a sample of 182 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 DT5 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 53% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
9%
Band C
43%
Band D
25%
Band E
19%
Band F
3%
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
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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.