DT10 2HU

Blackmore Vale · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset
Postcode district
DT10
Postcode sector
DT10 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT10 2QJ 79 m
DT10 2HY 100 m
DT10 2HX 111 m
DT10 2HZ 227 m
DT10 2JA 459 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT10 2HU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT10
Postcode sector
DT10 2
Latitude
50.922745
Longitude
-2.362156
British National Grid easting
374,641
British National Grid northing
113,762

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04003422
Westminster constituency
North Dorset · E14001388
Output area
E00103540
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 005A · E01020433
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 005 · E02004258

Postcode source versions

Explore DT10

31 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Fallows Rest, Lydlinch, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2HU 15 October 2025 £675,000
Romaynes, Lydlinch, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2HU 29 August 2025 £718,000
Crossfield House, Lydlinch, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2HU 15 December 2023 £625,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. William Barnes Primary School

    Community school

    3.9 km
  2. Sturminster Newton High School

    Academy converter

    4.3 km
  3. Yewstock School

    Community special school

    4.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Other theft 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
38

19 female, 19 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
2.5
DT10 2 residents
5,855

Age bands in DT10 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.8%

740 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.6%

440 residents

Age 25 to 44
16%

928 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.7%

1,721 residents

Age 65 and over
33.8%

1,959 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DT10 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

1

within 5 km

  • BLACKMORE VALE PARTNERSHIP

    OLD MARKET HILL, STURMINSTER NEWTON, DT10 1QU

    ODS code J81620

    4.1 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Deer Park Inn

    BCT · Lydlinch

    0.0 miles
  • The Deer Park Inn

    BCT · Lydlinch

    0.1 miles
  • Chapel Road

    BCT · Bagber

    0.5 miles
  • Chapel Road

    BCT · Bagber

    0.5 miles
  • Woodrow House

    BCT · Fifehead Neville

    2.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 005A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,821 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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
1
Low risk addresses
0
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 £650,000 from 4 recorded sales in DT10 2HU. 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. William Barnes Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 2 events.

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