DT8 3NU

Yetminster · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Beaminster
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Postcode district
DT8
Postcode sector
DT8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT8 3NT 533 m
DT8 3NA 636 m
DT8 3NN 1.4 km
DT2 0HX 1.7 km
DT8 3NX 1.8 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT8 3NU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT8
Postcode sector
DT8 3
Latitude
50.810928
Longitude
-2.686660
British National Grid easting
351,717
British National Grid northing
101,490

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04003530
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00104106
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 019E · E01020530
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 019 · E02004271

Postcode source versions

Explore DT8

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
East Farm, Toller Whelme, Beaminster, DT8 3NU 17 August 2022 £1,675,000
West Farm Cottages, 2, Toller Whelme, Beaminster, DT8 3NU 24 September 2021 £295,000
Lake Farm, Toller Whelme, Beaminster, DT8 3NU 13 August 2020 £664,999

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
3
Primary
1
Secondary
1
  1. Beaminster School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.9 km
  2. Beaminster St Mary's Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    4.3 km
  3. Mountjoy School

    Community special school

    4.5 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

6 female, 9 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.8
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DT8 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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 straight-line

  • BARTON HOUSE MED PRACTICE

    BARTON HOUSE, BEAMINSTER, DT8 3EQ

    ODS code J81074

    3.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Mapperton House

    BCT · Langdon

    1.3 miles
  • Storridge Hill

    BCT · Langdon

    1.4 miles
  • Storridge Hill

    BCT · Langdon

    1.4 miles
  • Post Office Cottages

    BCT · Hooke

    1.4 miles
  • Post Office Cottages

    BCT · Hooke

    1.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 019E, 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

14,780 of 33,755

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

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

Property market

The five-year median is £985,000 from 2 recorded sales in DT8 3NU. 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

3 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 1 secondary schools. Beaminster School is the nearest published school at 2.4 miles.

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