DT9 4AS

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT9 4DU 90 m
DT9 4AT 105 m
DT9 4DX 154 m
DT9 4AL 156 m
DT9 4EL 163 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT9 4AS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT9
Postcode sector
DT9 4
Latitude
50.955783
Longitude
-2.511552
British National Grid easting
364,166
British National Grid northing
117,498

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
E00104196
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 004A · E01020542
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 004 · E02004269

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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116 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
21, Granville Way, Sherborne, DT9 4AS 23 March 2026 £305,000
28, Granville Way, Sherborne, DT9 4AS 1 December 2025 £255,000
18, Granville Way, Sherborne, DT9 4AS 30 September 2025 £330,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Sherborne Primary School

    Academy converter

    142 m
  2. Harbour Vale School

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

    267 m
  3. The Gryphon School

    Academy converter

    431 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
487
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 172
  • Anti social behaviour 127
  • Shoplifting 42
  • Other theft 37
  • Criminal damage and arson 36

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
86

50 female, 36 male

Postcode households
43
Residents per household
2.0
DT9 4 residents
6,176

Age bands in DT9 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

1,032 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.7%

762 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.3%

1,257 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.7%

1,670 residents

Age 65 and over
27.4%

1,779 residents

This postcode contained 1.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DT9 4 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+
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%
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 GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOTTON GROVE, SHERBORNE, DT9 4DL

    ODS code J81078

    317 m

  • THE APPLES MEDICAL CENTRE

    EAST MILL LANE, SHERBORNE, DT9 3DG

    ODS code J81029

    869 m

  • MILBORNE PORT SURGERY

    GAINSBOROUGH, MILBOURNE PORT, SHERBORNE, DT9 5FH

    ODS code L85031

    3.2 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

  • Lambs Field

    BCT · Sherborne

    0.2 miles
  • Lambs Field

    BCT · Sherborne

    0.2 miles
  • Simons Road

    BCT · Sherborne

    0.2 miles
  • Wootton Grove

    BCT · Sherborne

    0.2 miles
  • Wootton Grove

    BCT · Sherborne

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 004A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,537 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
9 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
1
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 £283,333 from 14 recorded sales in DT9 4AS. 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Sherborne Primary School is the nearest published school at 142 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

487 published events cover 12 months, averaging 40.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 172 events.

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