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DT2 0BS

Eggardon · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT2 0BD 87 m
DT2 0BA 93 m
DT2 0DR 137 m
DT2 0BE 138 m
DT2 0DA 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT2 0BS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 0
Latitude
50.776470
Longitude
-2.571202
British National Grid easting
359,822
British National Grid northing
97,589

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Eggardon · E05015781
Parish or community
E04013383
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00104135
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 019F · E01020534
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 019 · E02004271

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Frome Lane, Maiden Newton, Dorchester, DT2 0BS 8 April 2019 £310,000
3, Frome Lane, Maiden Newton, Dorchester, DT2 0BS 27 January 2017 £400,000
2, Frome Lane, Maiden Newton, Dorchester, DT2 0BS 5 December 2012 £188,000

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

    491 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
8

4 female, 4 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.0
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.

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+
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%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Chalk & Cheese

    BCT · Maiden Newton

    0.1 miles

  • Village Stores

    BCT · Maiden Newton

    0.1 miles

  • The Old School

    BCT · Maiden Newton

    0.1 miles

  • The Old School

    BCT · Maiden Newton

    0.1 miles

  • Newton Road

    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
2
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
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.

Schools

Published establishments

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 491 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

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.