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DT9 6XA

Sherborne Rural · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT9 6SH 62 m
DT9 6RZ 75 m
DT9 6RY 100 m
DT9 6RQ 113 m
DT9 6SB 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT9 6XA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT9
Postcode sector
DT9 6
Latitude
50.927579
Longitude
-2.584748
British National Grid easting
359,000
British National Grid northing
114,400

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
E00103911
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 008A · E01020497
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 008 · E02004270

Postcode source versions

Explore DT9

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
23
Primary
17
Secondary
1

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

    Academy converter

    413 m

  2. Thornford CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

  3. Barwick and Stoford Community Primary School

    Community school

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
18
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 8
  • Other theft 5
  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Drugs 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • PENN HILL SURGERY, YEOVIL

    ST. NICHOLAS CLOSE, YEOVIL, BA20 1SB

    ODS code L85017

    3.6 km

  • OAKLANDS SURGERY

    BIRCHFIELD ROAD, YEOVIL, BA21 5RL

    ODS code L85064

    3.8 km

  • YETMINSTER HEALTH CENTRE

    CHURCH STREET, YETMINSTER, SHERBORNE, DT9 6LG

    ODS code J81017

    3.8 km

  • DIAMOND HEALTH GROUP

    74 HENDFORD, YEOVIL, BA20 1UJ

    ODS code L85022

    3.9 km

  • PRESTON GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE, YEOVIL

    PRESTON GROVE, YEOVIL, BA20 2BQ

    ODS code L85015

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Rose and Crown

    BCT · Bradford Abbas

    194 m

  • St Marys School

    BCT · Bradford Abbas

    326 m

  • Over Compton Turn

    BCT · Over Compton

    1.8 km

  • Forwards Garage

    BCT · Nether Compton

    1.9 km

  • Thornford Rail Station

    RLY · Thornford

    1.9 km

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.

Evidence in context

Schools

23 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bradford Abbas is the nearest published school at 413 m.

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

Recorded crime

18 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 8 events.

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