DT2 8AP

Winterborne & Broadmayne · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT2 8AW 234 m
DT2 8AR 336 m
DT2 8AN 440 m
DT2 8PD 491 m
DT2 8PB 557 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT2 8AP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 8
Latitude
50.706412
Longitude
-2.366688
British National Grid easting
374,203
British National Grid northing
89,707

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04013389
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00103964
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 036A · E01020505
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 036 · E02004279

Postcode source versions

Explore DT2

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Lower Lewell Farm, Lewell, Dorchester, DT2 8AP 20 April 2023 £370,000
Lower Lewell Farmhouse, Lewell, Dorchester, DT2 8AP 9 April 2014 £500,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
5
Secondary
3
  1. Frome Valley CofE First School

    Academy converter

    2.5 km
  2. Broadmayne First School

    Community school

    2.6 km
  3. Dorset Studio School

    Studio schools

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Public order 1
  • Bicycle theft 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

4 female, 4 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.0
DT2 8 residents
8,366

Age bands in DT2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.2%

1,186 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

723 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.2%

1,521 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.3%

2,525 residents

Age 65 and over
28.6%

2,381 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DT2 8 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+
0%
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

2

within 5 km

  • FORDINGTON SURGERY

    91 HIGH STREET, FORDINGTON, DORCHESTER, DT1 1LD

    ODS code J81626

    4.4 km

  • PUDDLETOWN SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81616

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Lower Lewell Farm

    BCT · Woodsford

    0.0 miles
  • Lower Lewell Farm

    BCT · Woodsford

    0.0 miles
  • West Stafford Turn

    BCT · West Stafford

    0.1 miles
  • West Stafford Turn

    BCT · West Stafford

    0.2 miles
  • The Wise Man

    BCT · West Stafford

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 036A, 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

22,136 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
5 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
Unlikely

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 £370,000 from 1 recorded sale in DT2 8AP. 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 3 secondary schools. Frome Valley CofE First School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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