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DT9 4EQ

Sherborne East · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT9 4EB 118 m
DT9 4DY 177 m
DT9 4EG 202 m
DT9 4EA 232 m
DT9 4DX 274 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT9 4EQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT9
Postcode sector
DT9 4
Latitude
50.959074
Longitude
-2.513524
British National Grid easting
364,030
British National Grid northing
117,865

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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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

    122 m

  2. Sherborne Primary School

    Academy converter

    437 m

  3. Harbour Vale School

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

    546 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
444
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 156
  • Anti social behaviour 114
  • Shoplifting 42
  • Criminal damage and arson 33
  • Other theft 31

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

    645 m

  • THE APPLES MEDICAL CENTRE

    EAST MILL LANE, SHERBORNE, DT9 3DG

    ODS code J81029

    1.3 km

  • 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

  • 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
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.

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 122 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

444 published events cover 12 months, averaging 37 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 156 events.

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