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DT2 8HW

Crossways · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Crossways
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT2 8HL 81 m
DT2 8HR 215 m
DT2 8HP 265 m
DT2 8XD 344 m
DT2 8HN 392 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT2 8HW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2004
Terminated
1 January 2004
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 8
Latitude
50.663758
Longitude
-2.330955
British National Grid easting
376,705
British National Grid northing
84,952

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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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

    4.0 km

  2. Broadmayne First School

    Community school

    4.1 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
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

Nearby transport

  • Kit Lane

    BCT · Owermoigne

    0.1 miles

  • Kit Lane

    BCT · Owermoigne

    0.1 miles

  • Post Box

    BCT · Warmwell

    1.1 miles

  • Warmwell Cross

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Frome Valley CofE First School is the nearest published school at 2.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

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.