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DT1 1TX

Dorchester West · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 1DD 15 m
DT1 1DS 34 m
DT1 1BY 38 m
DT1 1DE 50 m
DT1 1TU 53 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT1 1TX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2006
Terminated
1 July 2006
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT1
Postcode sector
DT1 1
Latitude
50.712121
Longitude
-2.437621
British National Grid easting
369,198
British National Grid northing
90,369

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
E00104060
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 031B · E01032644
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 031 · E02007006

Postcode source versions

Explore DT1

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
5
Secondary
4

  1. Sunninghill Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    353 m

  2. St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester

    Academy converter

    714 m

  3. Dorchester Middle School

    Academy converter

    888 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,292
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 435
  • Anti social behaviour 264
  • Shoplifting 200
  • Criminal damage and arson 92
  • Other theft 75

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

  • ATRIUM HEALTH CENTRE

    7 WEYMOUTH AVENUE, DORCHESTER, DT1 1QR

    ODS code J81068

    152 m

  • QUEENS AVENUE SURGERY

    14 QUEENS AVENUE, DORCHESTER, DT1 2EW

    ODS code J81016

    663 m

  • FORDINGTON SURGERY

    91 HIGH STREET, FORDINGTON, DORCHESTER, DT1 1LD

    ODS code J81626

    724 m

  • POUNDBURY DOCTORS SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81082

    1.4 km

  • PRINCE OF WALES SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81609

    1.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Trinity Street

    BCT · Dorchester

    61 m

  • Brewery Square

    BCT · Dorchester

    124 m

  • Trinity Street

    BCT · Dorchester

    156 m

  • Brewery Square

    BCT · Dorchester

    202 m

  • Acland Road

    BCT · Dorchester

    243 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 031B, 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

11,456 of 33,755

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

11 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 4 secondary schools. Sunninghill Preparatory School is the nearest published school at 353 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,292 published events cover 12 months, averaging 108 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 435 events.

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