DT9 5FU

Blackmoor Vale · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Sherborne
Local authority
Somerset
Postcode district
DT9
Postcode sector
DT9 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT9 5AZ 39 m
DT9 5FX 63 m
DT9 5FW 70 m
DT9 5BD 78 m
DT9 5BA 80 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT9 5FU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2020
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT9
Postcode sector
DT9 5
Latitude
50.966781
Longitude
-2.468636
British National Grid easting
367,188
British National Grid northing
118,701

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Parish or community
E04008731
Westminster constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton · E14001247
Output area
E00148782
Lower layer super output area
South Somerset 008C · E01029206
Middle layer super output area
South Somerset 008 · E02006082

Postcode source versions

Explore DT9

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Gainsborough, Milborne Port, Sherborne, DT9 5FU 29 September 2021 £495,000
5, Gainsborough, Milborne Port, Sherborne, DT9 5FU 11 November 2020 £504,695

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Milborne Port Primary School

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    615 m
  2. The Gryphon School

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    3.4 km
  3. Sherborne Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
145
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 59
  • Other theft 20
  • Shoplifting 13
  • Anti social behaviour 13
  • Criminal damage and arson 12

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.0
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DT9 5 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+
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%

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

3

within 5 km

  • MILBORNE PORT SURGERY

    GAINSBOROUGH, MILBOURNE PORT, SHERBORNE, DT9 5FH

    ODS code L85031

    194 m

  • THE APPLES MEDICAL CENTRE

    EAST MILL LANE, SHERBORNE, DT9 3DG

    ODS code J81029

    3.5 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOTTON GROVE, SHERBORNE, DT9 4DL

    ODS code J81078

    3.5 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Crackmore

    BCT · Milborne Port

    0.1 miles
  • Crackmore

    BCT · Milborne Port

    0.1 miles
  • Gainsborough Arms

    BCT · Kingsbury Regis

    0.2 miles
  • Gainsborough Arms

    BCT · Kingsbury Regis

    0.2 miles
  • Orchard Road

    BCT · Kingsbury Regis

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Somerset 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

19,984 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

Property market

The five-year median is £495,000 from 1 recorded sale in DT9 5FU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Somerset is £281,571 in June 2026, up 4.5% year on year.

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Milborne Port Primary School is the nearest published school at 615 m.

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

Recorded crime

145 published events cover 12 months, averaging 12.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 59 events.

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