DT11 7AU

Blandford · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Blandford Forum
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset
Postcode district
DT11
Postcode sector
DT11 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT11 7AR 45 m
DT11 7FH 48 m
DT11 7FE 51 m
DT11 7AH 53 m
DT11 7AF 62 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT11 7AU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT11
Postcode sector
DT11 7
Latitude
50.856537
Longitude
-2.165683
British National Grid easting
388,434
British National Grid northing
106,350

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Blandford · E05012685
Parish or community
E04010488
Westminster constituency
North Dorset · E14001388
Output area
E00103571
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 011D · E01020438
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 011 · E02004261

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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73 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
31, Salisbury Street, Blandford Forum, DT11 7AU 27 April 2026 £85,000
2, Bell Inn Yard, Blandford Forum, DT11 7AU 17 November 2025 £166,000
15, Flat, Salisbury Street, Blandford Forum, DT11 7AU 17 October 2024 £182,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. The Forum Centre

    Pupil referral unit

    393 m
  2. The Blandford School

    Voluntary controlled school

    642 m
  3. Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    879 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
670
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 260
  • Anti social behaviour 137
  • Criminal damage and arson 60
  • Shoplifting 56
  • Other theft 37

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
53

23 female, 30 male

Postcode households
28
Residents per household
1.9
DT11 7 residents
10,679

Age bands in DT11 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

1,774 residents

Age 15 to 24
8%

825 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.2%

2,510 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

2,686 residents

Age 65 and over
24.8%

2,565 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DT11 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
68.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
68.9%
Gigabit-capable
68.9%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • THE BLANDFORD GROUP PRACTICE

    BLANDFORD GROUP PRACTICE, WHITECLIFF MILL STREET, BLANDFORD FORUM, DT11 7BH

    ODS code J81019

    272 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Crown Hotel

    BCT · Blandford

    0.1 miles
  • Eagle House Surgery

    BCT · Blandford

    0.1 miles
  • Market Place

    BCT · Blandford

    0.1 miles
  • The Ham

    BCT · Blandford

    0.1 miles
  • The Maltings

    BCT · Blandford St Mary

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 011D, 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

12,296 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

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
9
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £170,500 from 16 recorded sales in DT11 7AU. 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

Published establishments

10 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Forum Centre is the nearest published school at 393 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

670 published events cover 12 months, averaging 55.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 260 events.

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