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DT9 4EB

Sherborne East · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Sherborne
Ward
Sherborne East
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Postcode district
DT9
Postcode sector
DT9 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT9 4EQ 118 m
DT9 4DY 119 m
DT9 4EG 160 m
DT9 4DZ 170 m
DT9 4GF 175 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT9 4EB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT9
Postcode sector
DT9 4
Latitude
50.958225
Longitude
-2.514540
British National Grid easting
363,958
British National Grid northing
117,771

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Sherborne East · E05012715
Parish or community
E04003593
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00166101
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 004B · E01020543
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 004 · E02004269

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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38 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
72, St Aldhelms Road, Sherborne, DT9 4EB 12 June 2026 £220,000
4, St Aldhelms Road, Sherborne, DT9 4EB 28 March 2025 £365,000
6, St Aldhelms Road, Sherborne, DT9 4EB 25 September 2024 £275,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. The Gryphon School

    Academy converter

    88 m

  2. Sherborne Primary School

    Academy converter

    353 m

  3. Harbour Vale School

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

    448 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
479
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 170
  • Anti social behaviour 124
  • Shoplifting 42
  • Other theft 35
  • Criminal damage and arson 35

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
106

55 female, 51 male

Postcode households
45
Residents per household
2.4
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 1.7% 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

    554 m

  • THE APPLES MEDICAL CENTRE

    EAST MILL LANE, SHERBORNE, DT9 3DG

    ODS code J81029

    1.2 km

  • MILBORNE PORT SURGERY

    GAINSBOROUGH, MILBOURNE PORT, SHERBORNE, DT9 5FH

    ODS code L85031

    3.3 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

  • The Gryphon School

    BCT · Sherborne

    0.1 miles

  • Queens Terrace

    BCT · Sherborne

    0.2 miles

  • Simons Road

    BCT · Sherborne

    0.3 miles

  • The Mermaid

    BCT · Sherborne

    0.3 miles

  • The Mermaid

    BCT · Sherborne

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 004B, 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

10,283 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 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
1
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 £249,950 from 7 recorded sales in DT9 4EB. 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 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Gryphon School is the nearest published school at 88 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

479 published events cover 12 months, averaging 39.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 170 events.

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