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DT11 8PL

Cranborne Chase · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Cranborne Chase
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset
Postcode district
DT11
Postcode sector
DT11 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT11 8RE 68 m
DT11 8BJ 133 m
DT11 8AJ 203 m
DT11 8AL 264 m
DT11 8AN 335 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT11 8PL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT11
Postcode sector
DT11 8
Latitude
50.870965
Longitude
-2.118836
British National Grid easting
391,734
British National Grid northing
107,948

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Cranborne Chase · E05012694
Parish or community
E04010500
Westminster constituency
North Dorset · E14001388
Output area
E00103721
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 009D · E01034378
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 009 · E02004260

Postcode source versions

Explore DT11

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
5
Secondary
1

  1. Downlands Community School

    Community school

    415 m

  2. Pimperne Church of England VC Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.3 km

  3. Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
23
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 18
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DT11 8 residents
7,148

Age bands in DT11 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

1,247 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.7%

1,046 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.8%

1,582 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.1%

1,836 residents

Age 65 and over
25%

1,904 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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • THE BLANDFORD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J81019

    3.5 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

  • Nelson Road naafi

    BCT · Blandford Camp

    0.1 miles

  • Nelson Road naafi

    BCT · Blandford Camp

    0.1 miles

  • Regimental Headquarters

    BCT · Blandford Camp

    0.2 miles

  • Sgt's Mess

    BCT · Blandford Camp

    0.2 miles

  • Mudros Car Park

    BCT · Blandford Camp

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 009D, 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

21,754 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 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
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

8 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Downlands Community School is the nearest published school at 415 m.

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

Recorded crime

23 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 18 events.

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