Housing in DT6 3RN
What the homes in DT6 3RN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bridport South & West Bay
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,817 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (35.9%). Flats make up 41.1%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
43.8% of households in the DT6 3RN area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.3% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 30.7% own outright and 13.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned43.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented13.3%20.5%
- Social rented41.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 41.9% 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 (21.7%). 24.4% 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 DT6 3RN (Bridport South & West Bay) (about 1,817 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.