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DT1 1EB

Dorchester East · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Dorchester East
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Postcode district
DT1
Postcode sector
DT1 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT1 1EJ 74 m
DT1 1RA 105 m
DT1 1WB 115 m
DT1 1WD 115 m
DT1 1AY 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT1 1EB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT1
Postcode sector
DT1 1
Latitude
50.712229
Longitude
-2.432750
British National Grid easting
369,542
British National Grid northing
90,379

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Dorchester East · E05012696
Parish or community
E04003533
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00183089
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 031C · E01032645
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 031 · E02007006

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
6
Secondary
4

  1. Sunninghill Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    9 m

  2. St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester

    Academy converter

    488 m

  3. St Osmund's Church of England Middle School

    Academy converter

    796 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,157
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 401
  • Anti social behaviour 218
  • Shoplifting 185
  • Criminal damage and arson 85
  • Other theft 71

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • FORDINGTON SURGERY

    91 HIGH STREET, FORDINGTON, DORCHESTER, DT1 1LD

    ODS code J81626

    383 m

  • ATRIUM HEALTH CENTRE

    7 WEYMOUTH AVENUE, DORCHESTER, DT1 1QR

    ODS code J81068

    423 m

  • QUEENS AVENUE SURGERY

    14 QUEENS AVENUE, DORCHESTER, DT1 2EW

    ODS code J81016

    937 m

  • POUNDBURY DOCTORS SURGERY

    3 FREDERICK TREVES HOUSE, ST. JOHN WAY, DORCHESTER, DT1 2FD

    ODS code J81082

    1.8 km

  • PRINCE OF WALES SURGERY

    2 FREDERICK TREVES HOUSE, ST. JOHN WAY, DORCHESTER, DT1 2FD

    ODS code J81609

    1.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Acland Road

    BCT · Dorchester

    0.1 miles

  • St Georges Church

    BCT · Fordington

    0.2 miles

  • Trinity Street

    BCT · Dorchester

    0.2 miles

  • Trinity Street

    BCT · Dorchester

    0.2 miles

  • Brewery Square

    BCT · Dorchester

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 031C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,910 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
6 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Possible

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 4 secondary schools. Sunninghill Preparatory School is the nearest published school at 9 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,157 published events cover 12 months, averaging 96.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 401 events.

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