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DT2 7UF

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
DT2 7UA 45 m
DT2 7SZ 199 m
DT2 7SY 707 m
DT2 7TB 833 m
DT2 7TQ 841 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT2 7UF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1985
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 7
Latitude
50.768678
Longitude
-2.394274
British National Grid easting
372,292
British National Grid northing
96,641

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Chalk Valleys · E05012687
Parish or community
E04003579
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00104169
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 022D · E01020539
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 022 · E02004272

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
1

  1. Piddle Valley Church of England First School

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    3.2 km

  2. St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown

    Academy converter

    4.1 km

  3. Puddletown Church of England First School

    Academy converter

    4.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
42
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Criminal damage and arson 14
  • Violence and sexual offences 11
  • Burglary 6
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Vehicle crime 4

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 straight-line

  • PUDDLETOWN SURGERY

    2A ATHELHAMPTON ROAD, PUDDLETOWN, DORCHESTER, DT2 8FY

    ODS code J81616

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Piddlehinton Park

    BCT · Piddlehinton

    0.1 miles

  • Piddlehinton Park

    BCT · Piddlehinton

    0.1 miles

  • Muston

    BCT · Piddlehinton

    0.4 miles

  • Muston

    BCT · Piddlehinton

    0.4 miles

  • War Memorial

    BCT · Piddlehinton

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 022D, 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

15,286 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Piddle Valley Church of England First School is the nearest published school at 2.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

42 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Criminal damage and arson with 14 events.

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