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DT9 6YH

Yetminster · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT9 6NQ 66 m
DT9 6NH 108 m
DT9 6NG 111 m
DT9 6NF 125 m
DT9 6NR 200 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT9 6YH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT9
Postcode sector
DT9 6
Latitude
50.893466
Longitude
-2.572947
British National Grid easting
359,800
British National Grid northing
110,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Yetminster · E05012733
Parish or community
E04003629
Westminster constituency
West Dorset · E14001575
Output area
E00104232
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 008D · E01020550
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 008 · E02004270

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
0

  1. St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    755 m

  2. Thornford CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.7 km

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

    Academy converter

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
44
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 20
  • Anti social behaviour 10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Public order 4
  • Burglary 2

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • YETMINSTER HEALTH CENTRE

    CHURCH STREET, YETMINSTER, SHERBORNE, DT9 6LG

    ODS code J81017

    325 m

Nearby transport

  • Yetminster Rail Station

    RSE · Yetminster

    250 m

  • Yetminster Rail Station

    RLY · Yetminster

    262 m

  • Coles Lane

    BCT · Yetminster

    824 m

  • Coles Lane

    BCT · Yetminster

    834 m

  • Beer Hackett Turn

    BCT · Beer Hackett

    1.8 km

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 008D, 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

16,387 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Andrew's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 755 m.

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

Recorded crime

44 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 20 events.

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