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DT8 3AB

Beaminster · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Beaminster
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Postcode district
DT8
Postcode sector
DT8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT8 3BP 50 m
DT8 3BJ 70 m
DT8 3BT 88 m
DT8 3SS 97 m
DT8 3SP 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT8 3AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT8
Postcode sector
DT8 3
Latitude
50.812880
Longitude
-2.743734
British National Grid easting
347,698
British National Grid northing
101,746

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Beaminster · E05012683
Parish or community
E04003498
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00103906
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 019B · E01020495
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 019 · E02004271

Postcode source versions

Explore DT8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. Beaminster School

    Voluntary controlled school

    272 m

  2. Beaminster St Mary's Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    338 m

  3. Mountjoy School

    Community special school

    789 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
106
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 43
  • Anti social behaviour 30
  • Public order 10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Vehicle crime 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DT8 3 residents
6,065

Age bands in DT8 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12%

743 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.1%

497 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.5%

954 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.7%

1,772 residents

Age 65 and over
35.7%

2,204 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.

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

  • BARTON HOUSE MED PRACTICE

    BARTON HOUSE, BEAMINSTER, DT8 3EQ

    ODS code J81074

    539 m

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

  • Monmouth Gardens

    BCT · Beaminster

    0.0 miles

  • Monmouth Gardens

    BCT · Beaminster

    0.0 miles

  • Beaminster School

    BCT · Beaminster

    0.1 miles

  • The Fire Station

    BCT · Beaminster

    0.2 miles

  • The Fire Station

    BCT · Beaminster

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 019B, 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

19,632 of 33,755

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

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

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Beaminster School is the nearest published school at 272 m.

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

Recorded crime

106 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 43 events.

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