DT9 6EJ

Yetminster · 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 6EL 120 m
DT9 6ER 135 m
DT9 5LU 204 m
DT9 5FZ 206 m
DT9 5PW 218 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT9 6EJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT9
Postcode sector
DT9 6
Latitude
50.917940
Longitude
-2.505859
British National Grid easting
364,537
British National Grid northing
113,287

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Parish or community
E04003559
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00103986
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 008B · E01020508
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 008 · E02004270

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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49 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Vellacott, 2, New Cross, Longburton, Sherborne, DT9 6EJ 18 August 2025 £489,000
5, New Cross, Longburton, Sherborne, DT9 6EJ 7 July 2025 £520,000
23, New Cross, Longburton, Sherborne, DT9 6EJ 14 February 2024 £565,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Leweston School

    Other independent school

    1.4 km
  2. Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.0 km
  3. Sherborne School

    Other independent school

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
61

33 female, 28 male

Postcode households
26
Residents per household
2.3
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

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DT9 6 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+
3.7%
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

2

within 5 km

  • THE APPLES MEDICAL CENTRE

    EAST MILL LANE, SHERBORNE, DT9 3DG

    ODS code J81029

    3.4 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOTTON GROVE, SHERBORNE, DT9 4DL

    ODS code J81078

    4.0 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

  • Kings Close

    BCT · Longburton

    0.1 miles
  • Kings Close

    BCT · Longburton

    0.1 miles
  • Rose and Crown

    BCT · Longburton

    0.4 miles
  • Rose and Crown

    BCT · Longburton

    0.4 miles
  • Bradford Lane

    BCT · Longburton

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 008B, 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

16,654 of 33,755

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £504,500 from 6 recorded sales in DT9 6EJ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Dorset is £325,410 in June 2026, up 1.6% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

10 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Leweston School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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