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DT2 7FN

Chalk Valleys · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Chalk Valleys
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT11 0BX 810 m
DT2 7QA 817 m
DT11 0BY 1.1 km
DT11 0BU 1.1 km
DT11 0LQ 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT2 7FN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 7
Latitude
50.805038
Longitude
-2.310452
British National Grid easting
378,220
British National Grid northing
100,656

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Chalk Valleys · E05012687
Parish or community
E04003522
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00104172
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 022E · E01020540
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 022 · E02004272

Postcode source versions

Explore DT2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
4
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Cheselbourne Village School

    Community school

    2.3 km

  2. Milton Abbey School

    Other independent school

    2.4 km

  3. Milborne St Andrew First School

    Academy converter

    3.3 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DT2 7 residents
5,800

Age bands in DT2 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.2%

781 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.5%

442 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.5%

912 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.8%

1,936 residents

Age 65 and over
30.9%

1,824 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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • MILTON ABBAS SURGERY

    CATHERINES WELL, MILTON ABBAS, BLANDFORD FORUM, DT11 0AT

    ODS code J81035

    3.1 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Robins Garden

    BCT · Cheselbourne

    1.3 miles

  • Robins Garden

    BCT · Cheselbourne

    1.3 miles

  • Village School

    BCT · Cheselbourne

    1.4 miles

  • Village School

    BCT · Cheselbourne

    1.4 miles

  • Milton Abbey School Turn

    BCT · Milton Abbas

    1.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 022E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,817 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Cheselbourne Village School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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