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DT10 1AZ

Sturminster Newton · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Sturminster Newton
Ward
Sturminster Newton
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset
Postcode district
DT10
Postcode sector
DT10 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT10 1DJ 113 m
DT10 1YH 113 m
DT10 1YP 113 m
DT10 2BN 113 m
DT10 9AE 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT10 1AZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT10
Postcode sector
DT10 1
Latitude
50.929909
Longitude
-2.299801
British National Grid easting
379,027
British National Grid northing
114,539

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Sturminster Newton · E05012721
Parish or community
E04003443
Westminster constituency
North Dorset · E14001388
Output area
E00171760
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 005F · E01034377
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 005 · E02004258

Postcode source versions

Explore DT10

Property

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12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Unit 17b, Butts Pond Industrial Estate, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1AZ 5 December 2025 £249,000
Unit 9c, Butts Pond Industrial Estate, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1AZ 13 August 2025 £115,000
Unit 5, Butts Pond Industrial Estate, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1AZ 22 November 2023 £150,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
3
Secondary
1

  1. Yewstock School

    Community special school

    356 m

  2. Sturminster Newton High School

    Academy converter

    572 m

  3. William Barnes Primary School

    Community school

    841 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
241
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 120
  • Anti social behaviour 55
  • Criminal damage and arson 13
  • Other theft 12
  • Shoplifting 10

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DT10 1 residents
6,192

Age bands in DT10 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.1%

811 residents

Age 15 to 24
8%

492 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.9%

1,168 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.9%

1,724 residents

Age 65 and over
32.1%

1,986 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.

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+
96.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
96.9%
Gigabit-capable
96.9%
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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • BLACKMORE VALE PARTNERSHIP

    OLD MARKET HILL, STURMINSTER NEWTON, DT10 1QU

    ODS code J81620

    344 m

Nearby transport

  • Nordcat Depot

    BCT · Rixon

    0.1 miles

  • Friars Moor

    BCT · Rixon

    0.1 miles

  • Friars Moor

    BCT · Rixon

    0.1 miles

  • Alder Close

    BCT · Rixon

    0.2 miles

  • Alder Close

    BCT · Rixon

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 005F, 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

11,360 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
7 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
1
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
8
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

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 £150,000 from 3 recorded sales in DT10 1AZ. 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Yewstock School is the nearest published school at 356 m.

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

Recorded crime

241 published events cover 12 months, averaging 20.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 120 events.

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