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DT9 4RR

Sherborne Rural · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT9 4RS 43 m
DT9 4RU 141 m
DT9 4RT 145 m
DT9 4RY 211 m
DT9 4RX 248 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT9 4RR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT9
Postcode sector
DT9 4
Latitude
50.983873
Longitude
-2.534114
British National Grid easting
362,604
British National Grid northing
120,633

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Sherborne Rural · E05012716
Parish or community
E04003591
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00104186
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 008C · E01020541
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 008 · E02004270

Postcode source versions

Explore DT9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
5
Secondary
1

  1. The Gryphon School

    Academy converter

    3.1 km

  2. Sherborne Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.5 km

  3. Harbour Vale School

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

0 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
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 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DT9 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOTTON GROVE, SHERBORNE, DT9 4DL

    ODS code J81078

    3.7 km

  • THE APPLES MEDICAL CENTRE

    EAST MILL LANE, SHERBORNE, DT9 3DG

    ODS code J81029

    4.4 km

  • MILBORNE PORT SURGERY

    GAINSBOROUGH, MILBOURNE PORT, SHERBORNE, DT9 5FH

    ODS code L85031

    4.8 km

  • QUEEN CAMEL MEDICAL CENTRE

    WEST CAMEL ROAD, QUEEN CAMEL, YEOVIL, BA22 7LT

    ODS code L85044

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Post Office

    BCT · Sandford Orcas

    0.2 miles

  • Sandford Orcas Turn

    BCT · Poyntington

    1.0 miles

  • Red Post

    BCT · Poyntington

    1.0 miles

  • Middle Street

    BCT · Rimpton

    1.3 miles

  • Queen's Arms

    BCT · Corton Denham

    1.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 008C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,304 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 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.

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

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Gryphon School is the nearest published school at 1.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 1 events.

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