DT9 3DE

Sherborne East · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Sherborne
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Postcode district
DT9
Postcode sector
DT9 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT9 3DD 24 m
DT9 3DG 71 m
DT9 3DP 72 m
DT9 3DT 83 m
DT9 3DU 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT9 3DE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT9
Postcode sector
DT9 3
Latitude
50.948816
Longitude
-2.508842
British National Grid easting
364,351
British National Grid northing
116,722

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04003593
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00104190
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 004C · E01020544
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 004 · E02004269

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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34 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Corner House, Long Street, Sherborne, DT9 3DE 30 August 2022 £440,000
271, Long Street, Sherborne, DT9 3DE 16 September 2021 £276,100
The Cottage, Long Street, Sherborne, DT9 3DE 11 August 2021 £365,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Sherborne School

    Other independent school

    643 m
  2. Harbour Vale School

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

    715 m
  3. Sherborne Primary School

    Academy converter

    771 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
513
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 185
  • Anti social behaviour 138
  • Shoplifting 42
  • Criminal damage and arson 37
  • Other theft 34

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
25

13 female, 12 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
1.7
DT9 3 residents
3,903

Age bands in DT9 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.2%

440 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.2%

475 residents

Age 25 to 44
11.8%

425 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.4%

771 residents

Age 65 and over
41.5%

1,499 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DT9 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
75%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
75%
Gigabit-capable
75%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • THE APPLES MEDICAL CENTRE

    EAST MILL LANE, SHERBORNE, DT9 3DG

    ODS code J81029

    71 m

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOTTON GROVE, SHERBORNE, DT9 4DL

    ODS code J81078

    602 m

  • MILBORNE PORT SURGERY

    GAINSBOROUGH, MILBOURNE PORT, SHERBORNE, DT9 5FH

    ODS code L85031

    3.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Castleton Road

    BCT · Oborne

    0.1 miles
  • Castleton Road

    BCT · Oborne

    0.1 miles
  • Culverhayes Car Park

    BCT · Sherborne

    0.3 miles
  • Sherborne Castle

    BCT · Sherborne

    0.3 miles
  • Sherborne Castle

    BCT · Sherborne

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 004C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,465 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £365,000 from 3 recorded sales in DT9 3DE. 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

Published establishments

9 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Sherborne School is the nearest published school at 643 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

513 published events cover 12 months, averaging 42.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 185 events.

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