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DT1 1EP

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 1ER 4 m
DT1 1RA 72 m
DT1 1EN 76 m
DT1 1ED 84 m
DT1 1ES 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT1 1EP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2010
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT1
Postcode sector
DT1 1
Latitude
50.712526
Longitude
-2.430288
British National Grid easting
369,716
British National Grid northing
90,411

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
E00104049
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 034B · E01020519
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 034 · E02004278

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

    169 m

  2. St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester

    Academy converter

    464 m

  3. St Osmund's Church of England Middle School

    Academy converter

    830 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,070
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 356
  • Anti social behaviour 204
  • Shoplifting 185
  • Criminal damage and arson 79
  • Other theft 67

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • FORDINGTON SURGERY

    91 HIGH STREET, FORDINGTON, DORCHESTER, DT1 1LD

    ODS code J81626

    207 m

  • ATRIUM HEALTH CENTRE

    7 WEYMOUTH AVENUE, DORCHESTER, DT1 1QR

    ODS code J81068

    598 m

  • QUEENS AVENUE SURGERY

    14 QUEENS AVENUE, DORCHESTER, DT1 2EW

    ODS code J81016

    1.1 km

  • POUNDBURY DOCTORS SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81082

    1.9 km

  • PRINCE OF WALES SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81609

    1.9 km

Nearby transport

  • St Georges Church

    BCT · Fordington

    0.1 miles

  • Fordington Cross

    BCT · Dorchester

    0.2 miles

  • Fordington Cross

    BCT · Dorchester

    0.2 miles

  • Lubbecke Way

    BCT · Fordington

    0.2 miles

  • Acland Road

    BCT · Dorchester

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 034B, 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

20,810 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 4 secondary schools. Sunninghill Preparatory School is the nearest published school at 169 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,070 published events cover 12 months, averaging 89.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 356 events.

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