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DT9 5LS

Blackmoor Vale · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Sherborne
Ward
Blackmoor Vale
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton
Postcode district
DT9
Postcode sector
DT9 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT9 5HL 0 m
DT9 5EL 55 m
DT9 5EN 72 m
DT9 5FF 74 m
DT9 5FE 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT9 5LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT9
Postcode sector
DT9 5
Latitude
50.968377
Longitude
-2.462998
British National Grid easting
367,585
British National Grid northing
118,876

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Blackmoor Vale · E05014341
Parish or community
E04008731
Westminster constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton · E14001247
Output area
E00148781
Lower layer super output area
South Somerset 008D · E01029207
Middle layer super output area
South Somerset 008 · E02006082

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Cottage, West Hill, Milborne Port, Sherborne, DT9 5LS 30 June 2006 £280,000
The Cottage, West Hill, Milborne Port, Sherborne, DT9 5LS 15 January 2005 £465,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. Milborne Port Primary School

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    205 m

  2. The Gryphon School

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    3.8 km

  3. Sherborne Primary School

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    3.8 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
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+
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%
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

  • MILBORNE PORT SURGERY

    GAINSBOROUGH, MILBOURNE PORT, SHERBORNE, DT9 5FH

    ODS code L85031

    553 m

  • THE APPLES MEDICAL CENTRE

    EAST MILL LANE, SHERBORNE, DT9 3DG

    ODS code J81029

    3.9 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOTTON GROVE, SHERBORNE, DT9 4DL

    ODS code J81078

    3.9 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

  • Coldharbour

    BCT · Kingsbury Regis

    0.1 miles

  • Gainsborough

    BCT · Kingsbury Regis

    0.1 miles

  • North Street Library

    BCT · Milborne Port

    0.2 miles

  • North Street Library

    BCT · Milborne Port

    0.2 miles

  • Queens Head

    BCT · Milborne Port

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Somerset 008D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,256 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
7 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Milborne Port Primary School is the nearest published school at 205 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

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.