DT2 0JD Dorset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Eggardon. Region: South West.
Streets
- The Square, Cattistock: 12 addresses
- Mill Lane, Cattistock: 3 addresses
- Meadow View, Cattistock: 1 address
- West End, Cattistock: 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 1,120 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Cattistock Conservation Area. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 10.
- 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
- 752 and 754 The Square, grade II
- CATTISTOCK HOUSE, grade II
- CULVERS AND ATTACHED STABLE, grade II
- IVY COTTAGE, VIRGINIA COTTAGE AND JESSAMINE COTTAGE, grade II
- MILL CLOSE, grade II
- POUND HOUSE, grade II
- RESTAWYLE, grade II
- SAVILL MEMORIAL HALL, grade II
- Tailors Cottage and attached stable, grade II
- THE FORGE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 17 addresses are between 104 m and 113 m above sea level (111 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Maiden Newton 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Chetnole 2,640 journeys in 2024–25 | 8 km (4.9 miles) | |
| Yetminster 7,090 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.2 km (7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Church Cattistock | 40 m |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 52.3 km (33 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 66 km (41 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Cerne Abbas Surgery | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Dorset County Hospital | 13.2 km (8.2 miles) |
| Police station | Dorset Police | 13.7 km (8.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,000 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, a listed building (Grade I), 130 m south. 31 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul | Listed building, Grade I | 130 m south |
| The Castle hillfort | Scheduled monument | 550 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Church of the Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Field system and enclosures on Middle Hill | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Bowl barrow 660m south west of Chilstock | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Chantmarle | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Yew Cliff Coppice | Wood | 310 m south-west |
| Castle Plantation | Wood | 780 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Chalmington Firs | Wood | 850 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Norden Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Charity Bottom | Valley | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Spring Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.9 km (3 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 16 |
9 of the postcode's 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 from railways, 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 | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 19% | 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) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 The Square.