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DT2 8NR

Winterborne & Broadmayne · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Dorchester
Ward
Winterborne & Broadmayne
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT2 8NS 823 m
DT2 9PU 1.0 km
DT2 8NL 1.3 km
DT2 8NU 1.6 km
DT2 8NP 1.7 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT2 8NR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 8
Latitude
50.682114
Longitude
-2.432189
British National Grid easting
369,562
British National Grid northing
87,030

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Winterborne & Broadmayne · E05012731
Parish or community
E04003619
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00104221
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 036D · E01020549
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 036 · E02004279

Postcode source versions

Explore DT2

Property

View all property records
1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Down Wood Lodge, Higher Came, Dorchester, DT2 8NR 27 July 2022 £850,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
15
Primary
8
Secondary
4

  1. Dorchester Learning Centre

    Pupil referral unit

    1.9 km

  2. Manor Park Church of England First School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.5 km

  3. St Osmund's Church of England Middle School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

10 female, 11 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.1
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 0.3% 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+
88.9%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
88.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
88.9%
Gigabit-capable
88.9%
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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • QUEENS AVENUE SURGERY

    14 QUEENS AVENUE, DORCHESTER, DT1 2EW

    ODS code J81016

    3.0 km

  • ATRIUM HEALTH CENTRE

    7 WEYMOUTH AVENUE, DORCHESTER, DT1 1QR

    ODS code J81068

    3.2 km

  • FORDINGTON SURGERY

    91 HIGH STREET, FORDINGTON, DORCHESTER, DT1 1LD

    ODS code J81626

    3.5 km

  • POUNDBURY DOCTORS SURGERY

    3 FREDERICK TREVES HOUSE, ST. JOHN WAY, DORCHESTER, DT1 2FD

    ODS code J81082

    3.9 km

  • PRINCE OF WALES SURGERY

    2 FREDERICK TREVES HOUSE, ST. JOHN WAY, DORCHESTER, DT1 2FD

    ODS code J81609

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Mistover Close

    BCT · Dorchester

    1.3 miles

  • Mellstock Avenue

    BCT · Dorchester

    1.4 miles

  • Mellstock Avenue

    BCT · Dorchester

    1.4 miles

  • P&R

    BCT · Dorchester

    1.4 miles

  • Weatherbury Way

    BCT · Dorchester

    1.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 036D, 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

17,166 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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
Possible

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 £850,000 from 1 recorded sale in DT2 8NR. 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

15 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 4 secondary schools. Dorchester Learning Centre is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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