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DT1 2SJ

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT1 2SL 2 m
DT1 2DR 65 m
DT1 2JT 125 m
DT1 2JS 242 m
DT1 2BT 263 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT1 2SJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 January 2004
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT1
Postcode sector
DT1 2
Latitude
50.700441
Longitude
-2.442086
British National Grid easting
368,875
British National Grid northing
89,072

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
E00104079
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 034F · E01020525
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 034 · E02004278

Postcode source versions

Explore DT1

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

    906 m

  2. Dorchester Middle School

    Academy converter

    974 m

  3. The Prince of Wales School

    Community school

    988 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
805
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 239
  • Anti social behaviour 179
  • Shoplifting 133
  • Criminal damage and arson 65
  • Public order 54

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • QUEENS AVENUE SURGERY

    14 QUEENS AVENUE, DORCHESTER, DT1 2EW

    ODS code J81016

    822 m

  • ATRIUM HEALTH CENTRE

    7 WEYMOUTH AVENUE, DORCHESTER, DT1 1QR

    ODS code J81068

    1.2 km

  • FORDINGTON SURGERY

    91 HIGH STREET, FORDINGTON, DORCHESTER, DT1 1LD

    ODS code J81626

    1.7 km

  • POUNDBURY DOCTORS SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81082

    1.8 km

  • PRINCE OF WALES SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81609

    1.8 km

Nearby transport

  • P&R

    BCT · Dorchester

    0.1 miles

  • Tesco

    BCT · Dorchester

    0.2 miles

  • Mellstock Avenue

    BCT · Dorchester

    0.2 miles

  • Mellstock Avenue

    BCT · Dorchester

    0.2 miles

  • Herringston 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.

Evidence in context

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 906 m.

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

Recorded crime

805 published events cover 12 months, averaging 67.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 239 events.

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