| Postcode | DT2 8SA |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Dorchester |
| Nearest station | Moreton (Dorset) (6 km) |
| Bus stops |
Dorchester Road Traffic Lights (W)
Dorchester Road Traffic Lights (E)
Coombe Road (NE)
Coombe Road (NW)
Bellbury Close (SE)
Backwater (N)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 2 View |
| Known addresses |
No addresses found
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| Businesses |
No businesses found
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| Latitude | 50.745425 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.348684 | |
| Easting | 375495 | |
| Northing | 94038 | |
| Grid reference | SY754940 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 545952 5621718 | |
| what3words | turntable.snooping.abundance | |
| Plus code | 9C2VPMW2+5G | |
| Altitude | 78 metres (257 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:26 | |
| Sunset (today) | 18:13 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 12.8 KMs (8 miles) |
| Parish | Puddletown | E04003586 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Puddletown & Lower Winterborne | E05012710 |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset | E06000059 |
| County | Dorset | E10000009 |
| Constituency (2024) | North Dorset | E14001388 |
| MP | Simon Hoare | Conservative |
| Police force | Dorset | |
| Water company | Wessex Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Dorset | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | South West | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | January 1980 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | February 2025 |
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
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|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
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| Rural/urban | Rural town and fringe | |
| Built up area (2024) | Puddletown | E63013830 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00104174 | |
| Census output area (2011) | E00104174 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Dorset 022E | E01020540 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | West Dorset 004E | E01020540 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Charlton Down, Cerne Abbas & Puddletown | E02004272 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Charlton Down, Cerne Abbas & Puddletown | E02004272 |
| Travel to work area | Dorchester and Weymouth | E30000046 |
| Average property price in Dorchester | £317,825 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | -2.7% |