DT2 8ZS

Crossways · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT2 8XU 244 m
DT2 8XS 264 m
DT2 8XT 276 m
DT2 8XR 280 m
DT2 8WN 345 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT2 8ZS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 2026
Terminated
1 July 2026
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 8
Latitude
50.698676
Longitude
-2.337969
British National Grid easting
376,227
British National Grid northing
88,837

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Crossways · E05012695
Parish or community
E04003531
Westminster constituency
South Dorset · E14001485
Output area
E00104157
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 036B · E01020537
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 036 · E02004279

Postcode source versions

Explore DT2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Frome Valley CofE First School

    Academy converter

    408 m
  2. Broadmayne First School

    Community school

    3.3 km
  3. Employ My Ability (EMA) Ltd

    Special post 16 institution

    4.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
104
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 51
  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • Other theft 10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9
  • Burglary 4

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.

Nearby transport

  • Egdon Heath

    BCT · Higher Woodsford

    0.1 miles
  • Egdon Heath

    BCT · Higher Woodsford

    0.1 miles
  • Lington Close

    BCT · Crossways

    0.3 miles
  • Lington Close

    BCT · Crossways

    0.3 miles
  • Empool Close

    BCT · Crossways

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 036B, 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

17,486 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 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

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Frome Valley CofE First School is the nearest published school at 408 m.

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

Recorded crime

104 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 51 events.

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