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DT9 6RR

Sherborne Rural · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT9 6RL 89 m
DT9 6RT 106 m
DT9 6RU 156 m
DT9 6RS 157 m
DT9 6RW 181 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT9 6RR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT9
Postcode sector
DT9 6
Latitude
50.929904
Longitude
-2.589146
British National Grid easting
358,693
British National Grid northing
114,661

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Sherborne Rural · E05012716
Parish or community
E04003504
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00103913
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 008A · E01020497
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 008 · E02004270

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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31 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
33, Queens Road, Bradford Abbas, Sherborne, DT9 6RR 9 January 2026 £260,000
29, Queens Road, Bradford Abbas, Sherborne, DT9 6RR 29 August 2025 £180,000
34, Queens Road, Bradford Abbas, Sherborne, DT9 6RR 27 September 2024 £305,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
17
Secondary
2

  1. St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bradford Abbas

    Academy converter

    458 m

  2. Thornford CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km

  3. Fiveways Special School

    Community special school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
66
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 42
  • Burglary 7
  • Other theft 6
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Violence and sexual offences 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
132

69 female, 63 male

Postcode households
50
Residents per household
2.6
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 1.9% 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+
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%
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

5

within 5 km

  • PENN HILL SURGERY, YEOVIL

    ST. NICHOLAS CLOSE, YEOVIL, BA20 1SB

    ODS code L85017

    3.2 km

  • OAKLANDS SURGERY

    BIRCHFIELD ROAD, YEOVIL, BA21 5RL

    ODS code L85064

    3.4 km

  • DIAMOND HEALTH GROUP

    74 HENDFORD, YEOVIL, BA20 1UJ

    ODS code L85022

    3.5 km

  • YETMINSTER HEALTH CENTRE

    CHURCH STREET, YETMINSTER, SHERBORNE, DT9 6LG

    ODS code J81017

    4.1 km

  • PRESTON GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE, YEOVIL

    PRESTON GROVE, YEOVIL, BA20 2BQ

    ODS code L85015

    4.1 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

  • St Marys School

    BCT · Bradford Abbas

    0.2 miles

  • Rose and Crown

    BCT · Bradford Abbas

    0.3 miles

  • Over Compton Turn

    BCT · Over Compton

    1.0 miles

  • Forwards Garage

    BCT · Nether Compton

    1.0 miles

  • Yeovil Junction Rail Station

    RLY · Yeovil

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 008A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,831 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 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 £240,000 from 6 recorded sales in DT9 6RR. 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

23 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bradford Abbas is the nearest published school at 458 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

66 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 42 events.

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