DT2 8HP

Crossways · 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 8HR 91 m
DT2 8XD 107 m
DT2 8XP 212 m
DT2 8HT 222 m
DT2 8FQ 225 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT2 8HP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 8
Latitude
50.665966
Longitude
-2.329556
British National Grid easting
376,805
British National Grid northing
85,197

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Crossways · E05012695
Parish or community
E04003578
Westminster constituency
South Dorset · E14001485
Output area
E00104161
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 036B · E01020537
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 036 · E02004279

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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25 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Honeysuckle Cottage, 14a, Kit Lane, Owermoigne, Dorchester, DT2 8HP 17 July 2026 £356,000
22, Kit Lane, Owermoigne, Dorchester, DT2 8HP 7 November 2025 £290,000
16, Kit Lane, Owermoigne, Dorchester, DT2 8HP 9 June 2025 £298,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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

    Academy converter

    3.8 km
  2. Broadmayne First School

    Community school

    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 7
  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
84

43 female, 41 male

Postcode households
38
Residents per household
2.2
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 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.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • Kit Lane

    BCT · Owermoigne

    0.1 miles
  • Kit Lane

    BCT · Owermoigne

    0.1 miles
  • Post Box

    BCT · Warmwell

    1.1 miles
  • Post Box

    BCT · Warmwell

    1.1 miles
  • Warmwell Cross

    BCT · Warmwell

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 036B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,486 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £356,000 from 5 recorded sales in DT2 8HP. 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

Published establishments

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Frome Valley CofE First School is the nearest published school at 2.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

14 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 7 events.

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