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DT2 8QN

Charminster St Mary's · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dorchester
Ward
Charminster St Mary's
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT2 8PZ 553 m
DT2 8QA 646 m
DT2 8AA 745 m
DT2 8AQ 1.1 km
DT2 8PY 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT2 8QN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 8
Latitude
50.715935
Longitude
-2.388959
British National Grid easting
372,636
British National Grid northing
90,774

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Charminster St Mary's · E05012688
Parish or community
E04003597
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00104000
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 022A · E01020509
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 022 · E02004272

Postcode source versions

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Property

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6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Bhompston Farm, Orchid Cottage, Stinsford, Dorchester, DT2 8QN 24 January 2006 £485,000
Bhompston Farm, The Old Cowstalls, Stinsford, Dorchester, DT2 8QN 25 February 1999 £197,000
Bhompston Farm, The Grain House, Stinsford, Dorchester, DT2 8QN 25 July 1997 £256,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
6
Secondary
5

  1. Dorset Studio School

    Studio schools

    1.1 km

  2. St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester

    Academy converter

    3.0 km

  3. Manor Park Church of England First School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
27
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 15
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Other theft 3
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

8 female, 10 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.3
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 0.2% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • FORDINGTON SURGERY

    91 HIGH STREET, FORDINGTON, DORCHESTER, DT1 1LD

    ODS code J81626

    2.7 km

  • ATRIUM HEALTH CENTRE

    7 WEYMOUTH AVENUE, DORCHESTER, DT1 1QR

    ODS code J81068

    3.5 km

  • QUEENS AVENUE SURGERY

    14 QUEENS AVENUE, DORCHESTER, DT1 2EW

    ODS code J81016

    4.0 km

  • PUDDLETOWN SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81616

    4.7 km

  • POUNDBURY DOCTORS SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81082

    4.9 km

  • PRINCE OF WALES SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81609

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Dorset College of Agriculture

    BCT · Kingston Maurward

    0.6 miles

  • The Wise Man

    BCT · West Stafford

    0.7 miles

  • The Wise Man

    BCT · West Stafford

    0.8 miles

  • Stinsford Cross

    BCT · Stinsford

    1.0 miles

  • Stinsford Cross

    BCT · Stinsford

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 022A, 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

21,658 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 5 secondary schools. Dorset Studio School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

27 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 15 events.

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