Overcombe has a population of 4,971, making it the 16th largest place in Dorset.
#16
of 93 in Dorset
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: Dorset population trends, 2001–2024.
Overcombe in context
3 km
south-west to Weymouth, the nearest larger town
94,884
people live within 10 km
#1,914
largest of 6,358 UK places
1,677
food businesses in Dorset
Distances are straight-line from the settlement's recorded coordinates. The 10 km figure sums the recorded places within that radius, so it describes how built-up the surroundings are rather than people per square kilometre.
The centre of Overcombe sits in postcode district DT3.
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Population since 2001
Dorset, year by year from ONS estimates
Postcode district DT3
Wards, constituencies and the deprivation profile
Nearby in Dorset
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaftesbury | 7,314 |
| 2 | St Leonards | 5,984 |
| 3 | Manston | 5,261 |
| 4 | Lyme Regis | 4,712 |
| 5 | West Bay | 4,084 |
| 6 | Sturminster Newton | 3,501 |