DT2 7SF

Charminster St Mary's · 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
DT1 1XW 257 m
DT1 1XU 288 m
DT2 7RY 333 m
DT1 1SS 345 m
DT1 1XP 355 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT2 7SF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 7
Latitude
50.721446
Longitude
-2.442553
British National Grid easting
368,856
British National Grid northing
91,408

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04003597
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00104000
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 022A · E01020509
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 022 · E02004272

Postcode source versions

Explore DT2

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Frome Whitfield Lodge, Frome Whitfield, Dorchester, DT2 7SF 21 December 2001 £74,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
5
Secondary
4
  1. Sunninghill Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    1.2 km
  2. Damers First School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km
  3. Dorchester Middle School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,139
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 384
  • Anti social behaviour 229
  • Shoplifting 189
  • Criminal damage and arson 79
  • Other theft 63

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

2 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
3.0
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 0.1% 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+
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%

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • ATRIUM HEALTH CENTRE

    7 WEYMOUTH AVENUE, DORCHESTER, DT1 1QR

    ODS code J81068

    1.2 km

  • POUNDBURY DOCTORS SURGERY

    3 FREDERICK TREVES HOUSE, ST. JOHN WAY, DORCHESTER, DT1 2FD

    ODS code J81082

    1.4 km

  • PRINCE OF WALES SURGERY

    2 FREDERICK TREVES HOUSE, ST. JOHN WAY, DORCHESTER, DT1 2FD

    ODS code J81609

    1.4 km

  • FORDINGTON SURGERY

    91 HIGH STREET, FORDINGTON, DORCHESTER, DT1 1LD

    ODS code J81626

    1.4 km

  • QUEENS AVENUE SURGERY

    14 QUEENS AVENUE, DORCHESTER, DT1 2EW

    ODS code J81016

    1.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Lidl Supermarket

    BCT · Dorchester

    0.2 miles
  • Lower Burton Farm

    BCT · Frome Whitfield

    0.2 miles
  • Lower Burton Farm

    BCT · Frome Whitfield

    0.2 miles
  • Lidl Supermarket

    BCT · Dorchester

    0.2 miles
  • Top O Town Coach Park

    BCQ · Dorchester

    0.4 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
2
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

11 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 4 secondary schools. Sunninghill Preparatory School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1,139 published events cover 12 months, averaging 94.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 384 events.

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