DT2 7NU

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 7NS 277 m
DT2 7NT 293 m
DT2 7FS 299 m
DT2 7QB 362 m
DT2 7RU 388 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT2 7NU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 7
Latitude
50.801275
Longitude
-2.337772
British National Grid easting
376,293
British National Grid northing
100,246

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
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

20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Linden, Streetway Lane, Cheselbourne, Dorchester, DT2 7NU 14 October 2025 £395,000
Fairways, Streetway Lane, Cheselbourne, Dorchester, DT2 7NU 10 October 2025 £595,000
The Swallows, Streetway Lane, Cheselbourne, Dorchester, DT2 7NU 10 April 2024 £495,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Cheselbourne Village School

    Community school

    319 m
  2. Milton Abbey School

    Other independent school

    4.2 km
  3. Milborne St Andrew First School

    Academy converter

    4.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
36

18 female, 18 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
2.0
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 0.6% 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+
94.4%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
94.4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
94.4%
Gigabit-capable
94.4%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
5.6%
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

  • Village School

    BCT · Cheselbourne

    0.2 miles
  • Village School

    BCT · Cheselbourne

    0.2 miles
  • Robins Garden

    BCT · Cheselbourne

    0.3 miles
  • Robins Garden

    BCT · Cheselbourne

    0.4 miles
  • Dewlish Turn

    BCT · Dewlish

    1.1 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

Property market

The five-year median is £495,000 from 3 recorded sales in DT2 7NU. 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. Cheselbourne Village School is the nearest published school at 319 m.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

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