DT11 7FL

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 7FT 86 m
DT11 7FJ 93 m
DT11 7FS 94 m
DT11 7XT 157 m
DT11 7XZ 163 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT11 7FL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2009
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT11
Postcode sector
DT11 7
Latitude
50.870789
Longitude
-2.153824
British National Grid easting
389,272
British National Grid northing
107,933

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
E00183082
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 011B · E01020436
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 011 · E02004261

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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117 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
85, Gurkha Road, Blandford Forum, DT11 7FL 2 March 2026 £250,000
31, Gurkha Road, Blandford Forum, DT11 7FL 27 February 2026 £357,500
17, Gurkha Road, Blandford Forum, DT11 7FL 29 August 2025 £283,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Milldown CofE Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  2. Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km
  3. The Forum Centre

    Pupil referral unit

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
343
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 138
  • Anti social behaviour 72
  • Criminal damage and arson 40
  • Other theft 20
  • Vehicle crime 19

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
211

108 female, 103 male

Postcode households
85
Residents per household
2.5
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 2% 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+
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%
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

    1.5 km

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

  • Bracewell Close

    BCT · Blandford

    0.0 miles
  • Bracewell Close

    BCT · Blandford

    0.0 miles
  • Sandbourne Avenue

    BCT · Blandford

    0.1 miles
  • Sandbourne Avenue

    BCT · Blandford

    0.1 miles
  • Gurkha Road Bottom

    BCT · Blandford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 011B, 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

23,251 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

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
3
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 £267,000 from 17 recorded sales in DT11 7FL. 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Milldown CofE Academy is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

343 published events cover 12 months, averaging 28.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 138 events.

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