DT2 8UQ

West Purbeck · 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 8DF 1.6 km
BH20 5PU 1.6 km
DT2 8DJ 1.8 km
DT2 8HB 1.8 km
DT2 8LP 1.8 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT2 8UQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 8
Latitude
50.643710
Longitude
-2.265588
British National Grid easting
381,317
British National Grid northing
82,704

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04003489
Westminster constituency
South Dorset · E14001485
Output area
E00103882
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 035B · E01020490
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 035 · E02004266

Postcode source versions

Explore DT2

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Marley Wood House, Winfrith Newburgh, Dorchester, DT2 8UQ 23 December 2005 £1,000,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.7 km
  2. St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.9 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

0 female, 2 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
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% 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

1

within 5 km

  • THE WELLBRIDGE PRACTICE

    MEADOW LANE, WOOL, WAREHAM, BH20 6DR

    ODS code J81025

    4.9 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

  • Durdle Door Park Entrance

    BCT · West Lulworth

    1.0 miles
  • Durdle Door Park Entrance

    BCT · West Lulworth

    1.0 miles
  • St Christophers Church

    BCT · Winfrith Newburgh

    1.2 miles
  • St Christophers Church

    BCT · Winfrith Newburgh

    1.2 miles
  • Pigeon Close

    BCT · Winfrith Newburgh

    1.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 035B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,973 of 33,755

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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

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