DT11 0BX Dorset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Puddletown & Lower Winterborne. Region: South West.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Bramblecombe Lane, Bingham's Melcombe: 10 addresses
- Bramblecombe Lane, Dorset: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bramblecombe Lane, Bingham's Melcombe: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Long Close, Milton Abbas: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bramblecombe Lane, Bingham's Melcombe: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Dorset in 2026-27: Band D £2,765 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,843 | £2,151 | £2,458 | £2,765 | £3,379 | £3,994 | £4,608 | £5,530 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (23% of about 530 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- COWSHED AT LONG ASH FARM IMMEDIATELY WEST OF THE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- LONG ASH FARM HOUSE, grade II
- Threshing Barn, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
Groundwater flooding is possible in this postcode: an address there is in a groundwater flood alert area.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 14 addresses are between 146 m and 186 m above sea level (157 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Moreton (Dorset) 79,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.1 km (7.5 miles) |
| Dorchester South 466,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.7 km (9.1 miles) | |
| Dorchester West 97,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.8 km (9.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 32.7 km (20 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 70.1 km (44 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Milton Abbas Surgery | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Automeds Pharmacy LTD | 8 km (5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Bere Regis Dental Practice | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Blandford Community Hospital | 11.1 km (6.9 miles) |
| Police station | Dorset Police | 11.5 km (7.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 3,240 m² | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,920 m² | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow 650m north west of Long Ash Farm, a scheduled monument, 680 m (0.4 miles) north-west. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow 650m north west of Long Ash Farm | Scheduled monument | 680 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Bowl barrow in Ruins Plantation 200m east of The Retreat | Scheduled monument | 890 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Bowl barrow 400m south east of Melcombe Newton House | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Bingham's Melcombe | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Milton Abbey | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ruins Plantation | Wood | 900 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Great Down Clump | Wood | 940 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Melmoth's Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Lower Lodge Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Coombe Bottom | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Coombe Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 14 |
4 of the postcode's 14 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Dorset: see them on the Dorset page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Unnamed street near Bramblecombe Lane.