DT2 0AX

Eggardon · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dorchester
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT2 0AS 124 m
DT2 0AW 149 m
DT2 0AR 155 m
DT2 0AU 164 m
DT2 0AH 198 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT2 0AX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 0
Latitude
50.778861
Longitude
-2.577060
British National Grid easting
359,411
British National Grid northing
97,858

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Eggardon · E05015781
Parish or community
E04013377
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00104132
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 019F · E01020534
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 019 · E02004271

Postcode source versions

Explore DT2

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Quarry Close, Chilfrome Lane, Maiden Newton, Dorchester, DT2 0AX 25 January 2019 £525,000
Quarry Close, Chilfrome Lane, Maiden Newton, Dorchester, DT2 0AX 31 July 2006 £350,000
Quarrys End, Chilfrome Lane, Maiden Newton, Dorchester, DT2 0AX 16 January 1995 £93,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
1
Primary
1
Secondary
0
  1. Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    0 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
48
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Other theft 11
  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Shoplifting 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

3 female, 4 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.3
DT2 0 residents
3,664

Age bands in DT2 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14%

519 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.9%

293 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.7%

619 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.8%

1,180 residents

Age 65 and over
29.5%

1,095 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DT2 0 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+
60%
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
80%
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

  • Greenford Primary School

    BCT · Maiden Newton

    0.1 miles
  • The Old School

    BCT · Maiden Newton

    0.2 miles
  • The Old School

    BCT · Maiden Newton

    0.2 miles
  • Bramble Cottage

    BCT · Maiden Newton

    0.2 miles
  • Village Stores

    BCT · Maiden Newton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 019F, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,218 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 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
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

1 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0 m.

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

Recorded crime

48 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 12 events.

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