DT2 8BD

West Purbeck · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dorchester
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT2 8BB 23 m
DT2 8FN 65 m
DT2 8AY 89 m
DT2 8FP 92 m
DT2 8AZ 179 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT2 8BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 8
Latitude
50.701542
Longitude
-2.313195
British National Grid easting
377,978
British National Grid northing
89,148

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04003480
Westminster constituency
South Dorset · E14001485
Output area
E00103880
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 035B · E01020490
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 035 · E02004266

Postcode source versions

Explore DT2

7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Brickyard Cottages, Moreton, Dorchester, DT2 8BD 4 December 2020 £226,000
2, Brickyard Cottages, Moreton, Dorchester, DT2 8BD 30 March 2020 £160,000
2, Brickyard Cottages, Moreton, Dorchester, DT2 8BD 31 January 2020 £152,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Frome Valley CofE First School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km
  2. Employ My Ability (EMA) Ltd

    Special post 16 institution

    2.7 km
  3. Bovington Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    4.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
91
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 46
  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • Criminal damage and arson 9
  • Other theft 6
  • Burglary 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

7 female, 3 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
1.4
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+
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.

Nearby transport

  • Moreton Railway Station

    BCT · Crossways

    0.0 miles
  • Moreton (Dorset) Rail Station

    RLY · Moreton

    0.0 miles
  • Moreton (Dorset) Rail Station

    RSE · Moreton

    0.0 miles
  • Moreton Station

    BCT · Crossways

    0.0 miles
  • Five Crossways

    BCT · Crossways

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 035B, 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

13,973 of 33,755

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

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

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Frome Valley CofE First School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

91 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 46 events.

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