DT2 0JA

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 0HZ 53 m
DT2 0JN 87 m
DT2 0HY 118 m
DT2 0JB 169 m
DT2 0JD 192 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT2 0JA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 0
Latitude
50.796707
Longitude
-2.581594
British National Grid easting
359,107
British National Grid northing
99,845

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Eggardon · E05015781
Parish or community
E04003516
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00104097
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 022C · E01020529
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 022 · E02004272

Postcode source versions

Explore DT2

33 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
West End, 4, Cattistock, Dorchester, DT2 0JA 30 October 2023 £550,000
3, West End, Cattistock, Dorchester, DT2 0JA 9 November 2022 £450,000
Campions, 1, West End, Cattistock, Dorchester, DT2 0JA 14 December 2021 £475,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.0 km
  2. Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    4.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Other theft 1
  • Theft from the person 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
39

19 female, 20 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
2.2
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 1.1% 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+
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%

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 Church

    BCT · Cattistock

    0.1 miles
  • The Church

    BCT · Cattistock

    0.1 miles
  • Bramble Cottage

    BCT · Maiden Newton

    1.2 miles
  • Bramble Cottage

    BCT · Maiden Newton

    1.2 miles
  • Maiden Newton Rail Station

    RSE · Maiden Newton

    1.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 022C, 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

15,846 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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

Property market

The five-year median is £475,000 from 3 recorded sales in DT2 0JA. 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 3 events.

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