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DT9 6BB

Sherborne West · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Sherborne
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Postcode district
DT9
Postcode sector
DT9 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT9 6FD 13 m
DT9 6FH 95 m
DT9 6BW 100 m
DT9 6EQ 124 m
DT9 6EU 133 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT9 6BB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2016
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT9
Postcode sector
DT9 6
Latitude
50.947791
Longitude
-2.533001
British National Grid easting
362,653
British National Grid northing
116,620

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04003593
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00104217
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 004G · E01034380
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 004 · E02004269

Postcode source versions

Explore DT9

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Sherborne Hotel, Horsecastles Lane, Sherborne, DT9 6BB 30 June 1997 £1,500,000

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Sherborne School for Girls

    Other independent school

    371 m
  2. Sherborne Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    942 m
  3. Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    946 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
483
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 153
  • Anti social behaviour 138
  • Shoplifting 53
  • Other theft 36
  • Criminal damage and arson 31

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DT9 6 residents
6,870

Age bands in DT9 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.1%
907 residents
Age 15 to 24
9.2%
639 residents
Age 25 to 44
15.3%
1,055 residents
Age 45 to 64
29.4%
2,031 residents
Age 65 and over
33%
2,282 residents

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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOTTON GROVE, SHERBORNE, DT9 4DL

    ODS code J81078

    1.5 km

  • THE APPLES MEDICAL CENTRE

    EAST MILL LANE, SHERBORNE, DT9 3DG

    ODS code J81029

    1.7 km

  • MILBORNE PORT SURGERY

    GAINSBOROUGH, MILBOURNE PORT, SHERBORNE, DT9 5FH

    ODS code L85031

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Sherborne Hotel

    BCT · Sherborne

    194 m
  • Sherborne Hotel

    BCT · Sherborne

    203 m
  • Barton Gardens

    BCT · Sherborne

    271 m
  • Barton Gardens

    BCT · Sherborne

    283 m
  • Ridgeway Corner

    BCT · Sherborne

    421 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 004G, 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

23,805 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Sherborne School for Girls is the nearest published school at 371 m.

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

Recorded crime

483 published events cover 12 months, averaging 40 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 153 events.

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