DT2 9LY Dorset
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Winterborne & Broadmayne. Region: South West.
Streets
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 3 addresses are between 79 m and 80 m above sea level (80 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 | Dorchester West 97,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km |
| Dorchester South 466,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Upwey 54,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Cowleaze Martinstown | 340 m |
| Bus or coach station | Top O Town Coach Park Dorchester | 4.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Weymouth Ferry Terminal | 10.6 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Burnside Layby | 740 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 47.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 77.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Poundbury Doctors Surgery | 3.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Poundbury Pharmacy | 3.0 km |
| NHS dentists | St John's Dental Practice | 2.6 km |
| Hospital | Dorset County Hospital | 3.6 km |
| Police station | Dorchester Police Station | 3.9 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 4.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 7,000 m² | 2.4 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 680 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,220 m² | 920 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm, a scheduled monument, 360 m east. 17 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Clandon Barrow, 450m west of Clandon Farm | Scheduled monument | 360 m east |
| Bowl barrow 360m south west of Clandon Farm | Scheduled monument | 460 m east |
| Parish Church of St Martin | Listed building, Grade I | 530 m west |
| Four bowl barrows on Hog Hill, west and north west of Maiden Castle | Scheduled monument | 900 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clandon Hill | Hill | 360 m east |
| Hog Hill | Hill | 930 m east |
| Grove Hill Bottom | Valley | 1.1 km south-west |
| Four Barrow Hill | Hill | 1.4 km south |
| Goldsmith's Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km north |
| Steepleton Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 3 |
1 of the postcode's 3 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
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 of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km 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.