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DT2 8RW

Charminster St Mary's · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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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 8FA 330 m
DT2 8QJ 1.0 km
DT2 8QE 1.1 km
DT2 8QH 1.3 km
DT2 8QF 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT2 8RW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1983
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 8
Latitude
50.739881
Longitude
-2.389610
British National Grid easting
372,604
British National Grid northing
93,437

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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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
4
Secondary
3

  1. Dorset Studio School

    Studio schools

    2.6 km

  2. St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown

    Academy converter

    3.0 km

  3. Puddletown Church of England First School

    Academy converter

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

4 female, 3 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.8
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+
50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
50%
Next Generation Access
50%
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

3

within 5 km

  • PUDDLETOWN SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81616

    3.4 km

  • FORDINGTON SURGERY

    91 HIGH STREET, FORDINGTON, DORCHESTER, DT1 1LD

    ODS code J81626

    4.0 km

  • ATRIUM HEALTH CENTRE

    7 WEYMOUTH AVENUE, DORCHESTER, DT1 1QR

    ODS code J81068

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Higher Kingston Farm

    BCT · Stinsford

    0.6 miles

  • Higher Kingston Farm

    BCT · Stinsford

    0.7 miles

  • Troytown

    BCT · Puddletown

    1.1 miles

  • Troytown

    BCT · Puddletown

    1.2 miles

  • Higher Waterston Farm

    BCT · Piddlehinton

    1.3 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
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

8 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 3 secondary schools. Dorset Studio School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 3 events.

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