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DT9 5FP

Sherborne Rural · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Sherborne
Ward
Sherborne Rural
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Postcode district
DT9
Postcode sector
DT9 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT9 5NF 133 m
DT9 5GE 255 m
DT9 5GD 263 m
DT9 5NE 289 m
DT9 5NL 349 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT9 5FP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2014
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT9
Postcode sector
DT9 5
Latitude
50.916683
Longitude
-2.428956
British National Grid easting
369,942
British National Grid northing
113,113

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Sherborne Rural · E05012716
Parish or community
E04003502
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00104179
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 008C · E01020541
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 008 · E02004270

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Tigit Cottage, 548, Caundle Street, Bishops Caundle, Sherborne, DT9 5FP 3 February 2017 £285,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
1
Primary
1
Secondary
0

  1. All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Academy converter

    523 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Other theft 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Other crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
DT9 5 residents
5,380

Age bands in DT9 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15%

797 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

488 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.1%

1,015 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.3%

1,509 residents

Age 65 and over
28.4%

1,514 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DT9 5 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.

Nearby transport

  • Stony Lane

    BCT · Bishops Caundle

    0.1 miles

  • Stony Lane

    BCT · Bishops Caundle

    0.1 miles

  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Bishops Caundle

    0.4 miles

  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Bishops Caundle

    0.4 miles

  • Brimble Cottages

    BCT · Stourton Caundle

    1.4 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

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

Schools

Published establishments

1 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 523 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

12 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 7 events.

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