| Postcode | DT8 3RQ |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Beaminster |
| Nearest station | Crewkerne (5 km) |
| Bus stops |
Royal Oak (SE)
The Old Barn (SE)
The Old Barn (NW)
Netherhay Lane (S)
Netherhay Lane (N)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 14 View |
| Known addresses |
5 Orchard Close, Drimpton
6 Orchard Close, Drimpton
11 Orchard Close, Drimpton
|
| Main property type | Semi-detached |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 50.842903 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.828537 | |
| Easting | 341761 | |
| Northing | 105147 | |
| Grid reference | ST417051 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 512072 5632369 | |
| what3words | swaps.megawatt.gulped | |
| Plus code | 9C2VR5VC+5H | |
| Altitude | 102 metres (334 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:31 | |
| Sunset (today) | 18:13 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 13.2 KMs (8.2 miles) |
| Parish | Broadwindsor | E04003509 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Marshwood Vale | E05015782 |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset | E06000059 |
| County | Dorset | E10000009 |
| Constituency (2024) | West Dorset | E14001575 |
| MP | Edward Morello | Liberal Democrat |
| 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 | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Population (2011) | 35 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 12 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
|
|
| Rural/urban | Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings | |
| Census output area (2021) | E00103966 | |
| Census output area (2011) | E00103966 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Dorset 019D | E01020506 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | West Dorset 003D | E01020506 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Beaminster, Maiden Newton & Halstock | E02004271 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Beaminster, Maiden Newton & Halstock | E02004271 |
| Travel to work area | Bridport | E30000178 |
| Average property price in Dorchester | £317,825 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | -2.7% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Orchard Close, Drimpton | Flat (leasehold) | Dec 2017 | £117,500 |
| 5 Orchard Close, Drimpton | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2014 | £150,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 1999 | £45,500 | |
| 6 Orchard Close, Drimpton | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2003 | £110,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 1996 | £46,875 |