DT2 9DU Dorset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Winterborne & Broadmayne. Region: South West.
Streets
- North Rew Lane, Rew: 13 addresses
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 (27% of about 1,120 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 13 addresses are between 106 m and 148 m above sea level (136 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 63%, 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 | Dorchester West 97,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Dorchester South 466,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Upwey 54,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Top O Town Coach Park Dorchester | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Weymouth Ferry Terminal | 12.3 km (7.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Burnside Layby | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 48.3 km (30 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 76 km (47 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Poundbury Doctors Surgery | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Poundbury Pharmacy | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | St John's Dental Practice | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Dorset County Hospital | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Police station | Dorchester Police Station | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 350 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,220 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Barrow on parish boundary, a scheduled monument, 150 m south-west. 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Barrow on parish boundary | Scheduled monument | 150 m south-west |
| Two barrows at Rew | Scheduled monument | 180 m north |
| Three barrows S of Hart Hill Plantation | Scheduled monument | 580 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Sherring Monument 3 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade I | 930 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lambert's Hill | Hill | 240 m north |
| Cowleaze Bottom | Valley | 480 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| North Hill Plantation | Wood | 600 m (0.4 miles) west |
| New Plantation | Wood | 770 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Kit Hill Coppice | Wood | 820 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Steepleton Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 13 | 13 |
None of the postcode's 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 25% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 6 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 North Rew Lane.