Map of DT2 8JP postcode

General information
Postcode DT2 8JP
Post Town Dorchester
Nearest station Wool (5 km)
Bus stops
Pigeon Close (NE)
St Christophers Church (SW)
St Christophers Church (NE)
Post Office (NW)
Post Office (S)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 9 View
Known addresses
Langcotes Barn, Pigeon Close, Winfrith Newburgh
3 Pigeon Close, Winfrith Newburgh
4 Pigeon Close, Winfrith Newburgh
Main property type Semi-detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 50.659514
Longitude -2.275551
Easting 380619
Northing 84463
Grid reference SY806844
UTM reference 30U 551205 5612213
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Plus code 9C2VMP5F+RQ
Altitude 43 metres (141 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:26
Sunset (today) 18:12
Distance away
Distance to sea 4 KMs (2.5 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishWinfrith NewburghE04003489
Ward West Purbeck E05012728
Unitary Authority Dorset E06000059
County Dorset E10000009
Constituency (2024) South Dorset E14001485
MPLloyd HattonLabour
Police forceDorset
Water companyWessex Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Dorset
NUTS/ITL 2 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
NUTS/ITL 1 South West
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated February 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Population (2011) 15
Households (2011) 6
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
15,392 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£50,400
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanRural village
Built up area (2024)Winfrith NewburghE63013927
Census output area (2021)E00103881
Census output area (2011)E00103881
Lower layer super output area (2021)Dorset 035BE01020490
Lower layer super output area (2011)Purbeck 004BE01020490
Middle layer super output area (2021)Bovington, Wool & LulworthE02004266
Middle layer super output area (2011)Bovington, Wool & LulworthE02004266
Travel to work areaDorchester and WeymouthE30000046
Property sales
Average property price in Dorchester £317,825
Annual change -2.7%
View all properties sold in the DT postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
Langcotes Barn, Pigeon Close, Winfrith NewburghOther (freehold)Jul 2019£108,000
4 Pigeon Close, Winfrith NewburghSemi-detached (freehold)Feb 2010£233,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Apr 1999£79,950
Semi-detached (freehold)Mar 1995£47,000
3 Pigeon Close, Winfrith NewburghSemi-detached (freehold)Jul 1997£57,000


View all properties sold in the DT2 8 sector

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