DT7
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Lyme Regis and Uplyme, in Dorset and East Devon.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an DT7 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in DT7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How DT7 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is DT7 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DT7 at a rate of 37.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.2 per 1,000 people across the DT postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 20 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DT7.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (79), anti-social behaviour (43) and other crime (33).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DT7 was 60.4 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in DT7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DT7 has no single figure. Of its 3 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in DT7
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorset 023B | 1,589 | 58.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 30.9% |
| Dorset 023C | 2,153 | 38.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 59.7% |
| East Devon 007E | 2,549 | 21.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 45.2% |
MPs for DT7
- Edward MorelloLiberal DemocratMP for West Dorset68% of DT7’s postcodes
- Richard FoordLiberal DemocratMP for Honiton and Sidmouth32% of DT7’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Postcode sectors in DT71
Councils DT7 covers2
Postcode districts next to DT73
More in the DT postcode area2
DT7 in brief
DT7 is a postcode district covering Lyme Regis and Uplyme, in Dorset and East Devon.
About 5,284 people lived in DT7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £479,500 in 2025 across 79 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 37.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DT7 was £479,500 in 2025.
DT7 had 5,454 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in DT7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In DT7, 47.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.