DT2 0YJ

Eggardon · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT2 0HL 6 m
DT2 0HN 711 m
DT2 0HR 915 m
DT2 0HW 935 m
DT2 0QR 942 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT2 0YJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 0
Latitude
50.804675
Longitude
-2.602696
British National Grid easting
357,627
British National Grid northing
100,743

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Eggardon · E05015781
Parish or community
E04003627
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00104137
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 019F · E01020534
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 019 · E02004271

Postcode source versions

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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

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

    Voluntary aided school

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

Nearby transport

  • Manor Farm

    BCT · Higher Wraxall

    0.6 miles
  • Manor Farm

    BCT · Higher Wraxall

    0.6 miles
  • Inpark Farm

    BCT · Chantmarle

    1.1 miles
  • The Church

    BCT · Cattistock

    1.2 miles
  • The Church

    BCT · Cattistock

    1.2 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.

Evidence in context

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 2.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 1 events.

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