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DT8 3DL

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 3DH 37 m
DT8 3DQ 48 m
DT8 3DJ 69 m
DT8 3DW 87 m
DT8 3BH 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT8 3DL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT8
Postcode sector
DT8 3
Latitude
50.809724
Longitude
-2.750752
British National Grid easting
347,200
British National Grid northing
101,400

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
E00103904
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 019B · E01020495
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 019 · E02004271

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. Beaminster St Mary's Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    286 m

  2. Beaminster School

    Voluntary controlled school

    876 m

  3. Mountjoy School

    Community special school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
102
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 40
  • Anti social behaviour 29
  • 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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • BARTON HOUSE MED PRACTICE

    BARTON HOUSE, BEAMINSTER, DT8 3EQ

    ODS code J81074

    880 m

Nearby transport

  • St Mary's Gardens

    BCT · Beaminster

    0.1 miles

  • St Mary's Gardens

    BCT · Beaminster

    0.1 miles

  • St James

    BCT · Beaminster

    0.1 miles

  • St James

    BCT · Beaminster

    0.1 miles

  • The Fire Station

    BCT · Beaminster

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Beaminster St Mary's Academy is the nearest published school at 286 m.

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

Recorded crime

102 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 40 events.

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