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DT2 9FY

Charminster St Mary's · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Dorchester
Ward
Charminster St Mary's
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT2 9FZ 69 m
DT2 9GA 74 m
DT2 9FU 134 m
DT2 9RR 135 m
DT2 9FX 194 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT2 9FY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 9
Latitude
50.734806
Longitude
-2.464247
British National Grid easting
367,334
British National Grid northing
92,903

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
E04003519
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00103992
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 022B · E01020510
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 022 · E02004272

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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32 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
28, Artisan Drive, Charminster, Dorchester, DT2 9FY 12 December 2025 £335,000
7, Artisan Drive, Charminster, Dorchester, DT2 9FY 8 November 2024 £504,000
27, Artisan Drive, Charminster, Dorchester, DT2 9FY 31 October 2024 £650,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
5
Secondary
4

  1. St Mary's Church of England First School, Charminster

    Academy converter

    532 m

  2. Damers First School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

  3. The Thomas Hardye School

    Academy converter

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
54
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 27
  • Anti social behaviour 10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Vehicle crime 5
  • Drugs 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DT2 9 residents
8,082

Age bands in DT2 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.7%

1,187 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

685 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.7%

1,432 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.9%

2,424 residents

Age 65 and over
29.2%

2,367 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • POUNDBURY DOCTORS SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81082

    2.4 km

  • PRINCE OF WALES SURGERY

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

    ODS code J81609

    2.4 km

  • ATRIUM HEALTH CENTRE

    7 WEYMOUTH AVENUE, DORCHESTER, DT1 1QR

    ODS code J81068

    3.2 km

  • QUEENS AVENUE SURGERY

    14 QUEENS AVENUE, DORCHESTER, DT1 2EW

    ODS code J81016

    3.3 km

  • FORDINGTON SURGERY

    91 HIGH STREET, FORDINGTON, DORCHESTER, DT1 1LD

    ODS code J81626

    3.6 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Weir View

    BCT · Charminster

    0.2 miles

  • Weir View

    BCT · Charminster

    0.2 miles

  • Hill View

    BCT · Charminster

    0.2 miles

  • St Marys School

    BCT · Charminster

    0.2 miles

  • St Marys School

    BCT · Charminster

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 022B, 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

17,891 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £502,000 from 32 recorded sales in DT2 9FY. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Dorset is £325,410 in June 2026, up 1.6% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

11 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Mary's Church of England First School, Charminster is the nearest published school at 532 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

54 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 27 events.

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