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DT1 1RA

Dorchester East · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Dorchester
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 74 m
DT1 1US 101 m
DT1 1EB 105 m
DT1 1ED 131 m
DT1 1EJ 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT1 1RA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT1
Postcode sector
DT1 1
Latitude
50.712414
Longitude
-2.431293
British National Grid easting
369,645
British National Grid northing
90,399

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
E00104056
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 034B · E01020519
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 034 · E02004278

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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40 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Robins Garth, Dorchester, DT1 1RA 31 October 2025 £315,500
17, Robins Garth, Dorchester, DT1 1RA 18 June 2025 £198,800
15, Robins Garth, Dorchester, DT1 1RA 31 January 2025 £190,000

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

    97 m

  2. St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester

    Academy converter

    467 m

  3. St Osmund's Church of England Middle School

    Academy converter

    813 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,098
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 370
  • Anti social behaviour 208
  • Shoplifting 185
  • Criminal damage and arson 81
  • Other theft 69

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

16 female, 11 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
1.5
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DT1 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • FORDINGTON SURGERY

    91 HIGH STREET, FORDINGTON, DORCHESTER, DT1 1LD

    ODS code J81626

    279 m

  • ATRIUM HEALTH CENTRE

    7 WEYMOUTH AVENUE, DORCHESTER, DT1 1QR

    ODS code J81068

    526 m

  • QUEENS AVENUE SURGERY

    14 QUEENS AVENUE, DORCHESTER, DT1 2EW

    ODS code J81016

    1.0 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

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • St Georges Church

    BCT · Fordington

    0.1 miles

  • Acland Road

    BCT · Dorchester

    0.2 miles

  • Fordington Cross

    BCT · Dorchester

    0.2 miles

  • Fordington Cross

    BCT · Dorchester

    0.2 miles

  • Lubbecke Way

    BCT · Fordington

    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.

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £200,000 from 9 recorded sales in DT1 1RA. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Dorset is £325,410 in June 2026, up 1.6% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

12 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 4 secondary schools. Sunninghill Preparatory School is the nearest published school at 97 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,098 published events cover 12 months, averaging 91.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 370 events.

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