DT2 7JS

Chalk Valleys · 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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT2 7LF 76 m
DT2 7JR 177 m
DT2 7JU 190 m
DT2 7GT 207 m
DT2 7FP 238 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT2 7JS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 7
Latitude
50.807075
Longitude
-2.480959
British National Grid easting
366,207
British National Grid northing
100,947

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04003518
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00103989
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 022A · E01020509
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 022 · E02004272

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Dorchester Road, Cerne Abbas, Dorchester, DT2 7JS 14 October 2025 £560,000
Mad Hatters Cottage, 4, Dorchester Road, Cerne Abbas, Dorchester, DT2 7JS 24 June 2016 £261,500
2, Dorchester Road, Cerne Abbas, Dorchester, DT2 7JS 14 August 2015 £295,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Cerne Abbas CofE VC First School

    Voluntary controlled school

    357 m
  2. Piddle Valley Church of England First School

    Academy converter

    4.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
22
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 14
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Other crime 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

10 female, 7 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
1.9
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 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DT2 7 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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • CERNE ABBAS SURGERY

    51 LONG STREET, CERNE ABBAS, DORCHESTER, DT2 7JG

    ODS code J81053

    526 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Crossroads

    BCT · Cerne Abbas

    0.1 miles
  • Crossroads

    BCT · Cerne Abbas

    0.1 miles
  • New Inn

    BCT · Cerne Abbas

    0.2 miles
  • New Inn

    BCT · Cerne Abbas

    0.2 miles
  • Davidson House Nursing Home

    BCT · Cerne Abbas

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 022A, 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

21,658 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £560,000 from 1 recorded sale in DT2 7JS. 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

Published establishments

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Cerne Abbas CofE VC First School is the nearest published school at 357 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

22 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 14 events.

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