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DT1 1TA

Dorchester West · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT1 1SL 27 m
DT1 1SZ 46 m
DT1 1RN 57 m
DT1 1AA 65 m
DT1 9DL 65 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT1 1TA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT1
Postcode sector
DT1 1
Latitude
50.715855
Longitude
-2.444328
British National Grid easting
368,727
British National Grid northing
90,787

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Dorchester West · E05012698
Parish or community
E04003533
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00104057
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 031A · E01032643
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
11
Primary
5
Secondary
4

  1. Dorchester Middle School

    Academy converter

    905 m

  2. Sunninghill Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    921 m

  3. The Thomas Hardye School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,378
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 461
  • Anti social behaviour 296
  • Shoplifting 209
  • Criminal damage and arson 96
  • Other theft 82

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

  • ATRIUM HEALTH CENTRE

    7 WEYMOUTH AVENUE, DORCHESTER, DT1 1QR

    ODS code J81068

    702 m

  • QUEENS AVENUE SURGERY

    14 QUEENS AVENUE, DORCHESTER, DT1 2EW

    ODS code J81016

    904 m

  • POUNDBURY DOCTORS SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81082

    974 m

  • PRINCE OF WALES SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81609

    974 m

  • FORDINGTON SURGERY

    91 HIGH STREET, FORDINGTON, DORCHESTER, DT1 1LD

    ODS code J81626

    1.2 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

  • Top O Town Coach Park

    BCQ · Dorchester

    0.1 miles

  • Dorset County Hospital

    BCT · Dorchester

    0.2 miles

  • Top O Town

    BCT · Dorchester

    0.2 miles

  • Top O Town

    BCT · Dorchester

    0.2 miles

  • Lidl Supermarket

    BCT · Dorchester

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 031A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,162 of 33,755

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

11 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 4 secondary schools. Dorchester Middle School is the nearest published school at 905 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,378 published events cover 12 months, averaging 114.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 461 events.

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