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DT2 8ZD

West Purbeck · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
West Purbeck
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT2 8ZB 35 m
DT2 8QQ 125 m
DT2 8GB 185 m
DT2 8XJ 248 m
DT2 8WQ 399 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT2 8ZD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
1 February 2009
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 8
Latitude
50.681842
Longitude
-2.256532
British National Grid easting
381,972
British National Grid northing
86,942

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
West Purbeck · E05012728
Parish or community
E04003490
Westminster constituency
South Dorset · E14001485
Output area
E00103886
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 035C · E01020491
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 035 · E02004266

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
3
Secondary
0

  1. Bovington Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.0 km

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

    Academy converter

    2.2 km

  3. Harbour School Dorset

    Free schools special

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
73
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 32
  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • Other theft 10
  • Vehicle crime 6
  • Public order 3

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE WELLBRIDGE PRACTICE

    MEADOW LANE, WOOL, WAREHAM, BH20 6DR

    ODS code J81025

    2.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Rainbow Garage

    BCT · East Knighton

    1.0 miles

  • Rainbow Garage

    BCT · East Knighton

    1.0 miles

  • Toll Gate

    BCT · Wool

    1.0 miles

  • Toll Gate

    BCT · Wool

    1.1 miles

  • Tank Museum

    BCT · Bovington Camp

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 035C, 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

21,692 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
9 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Bovington Academy is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

73 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 32 events.

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