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DT11 7DN

Blandford · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Blandford
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset
Postcode district
DT11
Postcode sector
DT11 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT11 1DY 0 m
DT11 1EB 0 m
DT11 1ET 0 m
DT11 1EU 0 m
DT11 1EW 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT11 7DN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT11
Postcode sector
DT11 7
Latitude
50.857260
Longitude
-2.163455
British National Grid easting
388,591
British National Grid northing
106,430

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
E00103568
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 011D · E01020438
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 011 · E02004261

Postcode source versions

Explore DT11

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

    305 m

  2. The Blandford School

    Voluntary controlled school

    665 m

  3. Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    721 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
686
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 268
  • Anti social behaviour 139
  • Criminal damage and arson 63
  • Shoplifting 56
  • Other theft 38

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

  • THE BLANDFORD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81019

    227 m

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

  • Market Place

    BCT · Blandford

    0.1 miles

  • Eagle House Surgery

    BCT · Blandford

    0.1 miles

  • Crown Hotel

    BCT · Blandford

    0.2 miles

  • Fishers Close

    BCT · Blandford

    0.2 miles

  • Fairfield Road

    BCT · Blandford

    0.2 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
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

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Forum Centre is the nearest published school at 305 m.

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

Recorded crime

686 published events cover 12 months, averaging 57.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 268 events.

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