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DT8 3PZ

Marshwood Vale · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Marshwood Vale
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Postcode district
DT8
Postcode sector
DT8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT8 3PY 65 m
DT8 3QB 80 m
DT8 3QA 91 m
DT8 3RU 102 m
DT8 3RA 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT8 3PZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT8
Postcode sector
DT8 3
Latitude
50.818577
Longitude
-2.798905
British National Grid easting
343,818
British National Grid northing
102,420

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Marshwood Vale · E05015782
Parish or community
E04003509
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00103969
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 019D · E01020506
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 019 · E02004271

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    342 m

  2. Parrett and Axe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.0 km

  3. Mountjoy School

    Community special school

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
13
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 9
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

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

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Trusthams

    BCT · Broadwindsor

    54 m

  • The Old Bakery

    BCT · Broadwindsor

    78 m

  • Broadwindsor

    BCT · Broadwindsor

    122 m

  • White Lion

    BCT · Broadwindsor

    183 m

  • White Lion

    BCT · Broadwindsor

    195 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 019D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,048 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 342 m.

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

Recorded crime

13 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1 event per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 9 events.

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