Housing in DT6 4EE
What the homes in DT6 4EE 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
- 1,690 (2024)
DT6 4EEBridport
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (24.6%). Flats make up 38.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
58.9% of households in the DT6 4EE area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26.8% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 44.7% own outright and 14.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned58.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented26.8%20.5%
- Social rented13.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 49.1% 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 66 or over (28.5%). 13.1% 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 4EE (Bridport South & West Bay) (about 1,690 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.