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DT2 7JD

West Purbeck · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dorchester
Ward
West Purbeck
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BH20 7NH 668 m
DT2 7JA 681 m
DT2 7HT 773 m
DT2 7JB 789 m
DT2 7HS 942 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT2 7JD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 7
Latitude
50.736566
Longitude
-2.247067
British National Grid easting
382,661
British National Grid northing
93,025

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
West Purbeck · E05012728
Parish or community
E04012320
Westminster constituency
South Dorset · E14001485
Output area
E00103877
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 035B · E01020490
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 035 · E02004266

Postcode source versions

Explore DT2

Property

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Glebe Cottage, Throop, Dorchester, DT2 7JD 27 July 2023 £475,000
Battle Farm, The Bungalow, Throop, Dorchester, DT2 7JD 31 January 2022 £1,200,000
New Cottages, 1, Throop, Dorchester, DT2 7JD 22 October 2021 £425,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Bere Regis Primary and Preschool

    Academy sponsor led

    2.4 km

  2. Bovington Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    4.2 km

  3. Employ My Ability (EMA) Ltd

    Special post 16 institution

    4.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Public order 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

12 female, 11 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
2.6
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DT2 7 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • BERE REGIS SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, MANOR FARM ROAD, BERE REGIS, WAREHAM, BH20 7HB

    ODS code J81020

    2.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Briantspuddle Crossroads

    BCT · Briantspuddle

    0.7 miles

  • Briantspuddle Crossroads

    BCT · Briantspuddle

    0.7 miles

  • War Memorial

    BCT · Briantspuddle

    0.9 miles

  • War Memorial

    BCT · Briantspuddle

    0.9 miles

  • Rogers Hill

    BCT · Briantspuddle

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 035B, 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

13,973 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £475,000 from 3 recorded sales in DT2 7JD. 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

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Bere Regis Primary and Preschool is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Public order with 2 events.

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