DT1 1AX

Chalk Valleys · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Postcode district
DT1
Postcode sector
DT1 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT2 7LB 33 m
DT2 7JF 69 m
DT2 7JQ 94 m
DT2 7LS 115 m
DT2 7LA 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT1 1AX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT1
Postcode sector
DT1 1
Latitude
50.809367
Longitude
-2.476824
British National Grid easting
366,500
British National Grid northing
101,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04003518
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00103988
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 022A · E01020509
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 022 · E02004272

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Cerne Abbas CofE VC First School

    Voluntary controlled school

    150 m
  2. Piddle Valley Church of England First School

    Academy converter

    4.6 km
  3. Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
22
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 14
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Other crime 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DT1 1 residents
6,404

Age bands in DT1 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.6%

854 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

602 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.6%

1,527 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.2%

1,705 residents

Age 65 and over
30.7%

2,080 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • CERNE ABBAS SURGERY

    51 LONG STREET, CERNE ABBAS, DORCHESTER, DT2 7JG

    ODS code J81053

    177 m

Nearby transport

  • New Inn

    BCT · Cerne Abbas

    0.0 miles
  • New Inn

    BCT · Cerne Abbas

    0.1 miles
  • Crossroads

    BCT · Cerne Abbas

    0.2 miles
  • Crossroads

    BCT · Cerne Abbas

    0.2 miles
  • Davidson House Nursing Home

    BCT · Cerne Abbas

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 022A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,658 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Cerne Abbas CofE VC First School is the nearest published school at 150 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

22 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 14 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.