DT2 9PN

Charminster St Mary's · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT2 9NA 542 m
DT2 9NB 604 m
DT2 9TJ 985 m
DT2 9NN 1.0 km
DT2 9NJ 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT2 9PN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT2
Postcode sector
DT2 9
Latitude
50.750676
Longitude
-2.515845
British National Grid easting
363,705
British National Grid northing
94,692

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04003538
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00104100
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 022C · E01020529
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 022 · E02004272

Postcode source versions

Explore DT2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. St Mary's Church of England First School, Charminster

    Academy converter

    4.6 km
  2. Winterbourne Valley Church of England Aided First School

    Voluntary aided school

    4.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Other theft 1
  • Shoplifting 1
  • Public order 1

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

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

  • Grimstone

    BCT · Grimstone

    0.3 miles
  • Grimstone

    BCT · Grimstone

    0.3 miles
  • Old Post Office

    BCT · Frampton

    0.3 miles
  • Old Post Office

    BCT · Frampton

    0.3 miles
  • Church Lane

    BCT · Frampton

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 022C, 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

15,846 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Mary's Church of England First School, Charminster is the nearest published school at 2.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 2 events.

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