DT11 8QR

Beacon · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Blandford Forum
Ward
Beacon
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset
Postcode district
DT11
Postcode sector
DT11 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT11 8QX 268 m
DT11 8QY 357 m
DT11 8QP 400 m
DT11 8EQ 745 m
DT11 8RG 749 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT11 8QR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT11
Postcode sector
DT11 8
Latitude
50.921070
Longitude
-2.223530
British National Grid easting
384,384
British National Grid northing
113,537

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Beacon · E05012682
Parish or community
E04010492
Westminster constituency
North Dorset · E14001388
Output area
E00103616
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 006B · E01020445
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 006 · E02004259

Postcode source versions

Explore DT11

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hambledon Farm, Shroton, Blandford Forum, DT11 8QR 19 March 2025 £1,067,870

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford

    Academy converter

    1.7 km
  2. Clayesmore School

    Other independent school

    2.2 km
  3. Hanford School

    Other independent school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
27
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Burglary 5
  • Public order 3
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Vehicle crime 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.5
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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DT11 8 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+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Gigabit-capable
66.7%
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.

Nearby transport

  • The Cross

    BCT · Child Okeford

    0.7 miles
  • The Cross

    BCT · Child Okeford

    0.8 miles
  • The Saxon Inn

    BCT · Child Okeford

    0.9 miles
  • The Saxon Inn

    BCT · Child Okeford

    0.9 miles
  • Frog Lane

    BCT · Shroton or Iwerne Courtney

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 006B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,261 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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
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 £1,067,870 from 1 recorded sale in DT11 8QR. 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

27 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 10 events.

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