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DT9 6DP

Sherborne West · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Sherborne West
Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Postcode district
DT9
Postcode sector
DT9 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT9 6BD 63 m
DT9 6AX 90 m
DT9 6BA 104 m
DT9 6AZ 109 m
DT9 6DX 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT9 6DP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1986
Terminated
1 July 2010
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT9
Postcode sector
DT9 6
Latitude
50.942477
Longitude
-2.532884
British National Grid easting
362,657
British National Grid northing
116,029

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Sherborne West · E05012717
Parish or community
E04003593
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00104209
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 004E · E01020547
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 004 · E02004269

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
5
Secondary
1

  1. Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    376 m

  2. Sherborne School for Girls

    Other independent school

    731 m

  3. Sherborne Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
401
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 126
  • Anti social behaviour 119
  • Shoplifting 52
  • Other theft 32
  • Criminal damage and arson 23

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOTTON GROVE, SHERBORNE, DT9 4DL

    ODS code J81078

    1.8 km

  • THE APPLES MEDICAL CENTRE

    EAST MILL LANE, SHERBORNE, DT9 3DG

    ODS code J81029

    1.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Abbots Way

    BCT · Sherborne

    26 m

  • Abbots Way

    BCT · Sherborne

    32 m

  • Littlefield Post Office

    BCT · Sherborne

    84 m

  • Ridgeway Corner

    BCT · Sherborne

    179 m

  • Ridgeway Corner

    BCT · Sherborne

    188 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 004E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,087 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
10 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 Abbey Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 376 m.

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

Recorded crime

401 published events cover 12 months, averaging 33 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 126 events.

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