Housing in DT4 8HF
What the homes in DT4 8HF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Weymouth Town, Melcombe Regis & Rodwell
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,878 (2024)
DT4 8HFWeymouth
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (44.6%). Flats make up 86.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
33.9% of households in the DT4 8HF area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 60% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 26% own outright and 7.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned33.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented60%20.5%
- Social rented5.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 61% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (40.4%). 10.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Dorset
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Dorset (August 2026, +4.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DT4 8HF (Weymouth Town, Melcombe Regis & Rodwell) (about 1,878 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.