DT1 2ED

Dorchester East · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dorchester
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Postcode district
DT1
Postcode sector
DT1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT1 2EF 42 m
DT1 2BQ 90 m
DT1 2BG 144 m
DT1 2DY 208 m
DT1 2EQ 236 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT1 2ED
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT1
Postcode sector
DT1 2
Latitude
50.701753
Longitude
-2.434933
British National Grid easting
369,381
British National Grid northing
89,215

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04003533
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00104075
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 034F · E01020525
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 034 · E02004278

Postcode source versions

Explore DT1

28 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
21, Weatherbury Way, Dorchester, DT1 2ED 3 October 2025 £640,000
23, Weatherbury Way, Dorchester, DT1 2ED 14 November 2024 £490,000
41, Weatherbury Way, Dorchester, DT1 2ED 23 February 2024 £425,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
6
Secondary
4
  1. St Osmund's Church of England Middle School

    Academy converter

    442 m
  2. Manor Park Church of England First School

    Academy sponsor led

    543 m
  3. St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester

    Academy converter

    836 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
953
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 318
  • Anti social behaviour 192
  • Shoplifting 164
  • Criminal damage and arson 67
  • Other theft 56

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
76

42 female, 34 male

Postcode households
29
Residents per household
2.6
DT1 2 residents
10,977

Age bands in DT1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

1,666 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

1,048 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.9%

2,096 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.3%

3,076 residents

Age 65 and over
25%

2,630 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DT1 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

  • QUEENS AVENUE SURGERY

    14 QUEENS AVENUE, DORCHESTER, DT1 2EW

    ODS code J81016

    922 m

  • ATRIUM HEALTH CENTRE

    7 WEYMOUTH AVENUE, DORCHESTER, DT1 1QR

    ODS code J81068

    1.0 km

  • FORDINGTON SURGERY

    91 HIGH STREET, FORDINGTON, DORCHESTER, DT1 1LD

    ODS code J81626

    1.4 km

  • POUNDBURY DOCTORS SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81082

    2.1 km

  • PRINCE OF WALES SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81609

    2.1 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Mistover Close

    BCT · Dorchester

    0.1 miles
  • Mellstock Avenue

    BCT · Dorchester

    0.1 miles
  • Mellstock Avenue

    BCT · Dorchester

    0.1 miles
  • Melstock Avenue Shops

    BCT · Dorchester

    0.2 miles
  • Manor Road

    BCT · Dorchester

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 034F, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,395 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £465,000 from 6 recorded sales in DT1 2ED. 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Osmund's Church of England Middle School is the nearest published school at 442 m.

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

Recorded crime

953 published events cover 12 months, averaging 79.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 318 events.

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