Low deprivation
IMD England
Low · 3.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£605,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for DT1 1DN
Postcode
DT1 1DN
Coordinates
50.7102, -2.4295
Grid reference
SY697901
Easting
369,771
Northing
90,149
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2VPH6C+36
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Dorchester (Dorset)
Travel to Work
Dorchester and Weymouth
ITL Region
Dorset
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
20810
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20810 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · DT1 1DN
HM Land Registry · Dorset
Average price
£583,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £605,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Mar '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 1 sales · avg £619,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£619k£572k£525k
Mar '24Jul '24Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near DT1 1DN
England & WalesCrime trends · near DT1 1DN
Counts are for Dorchester East electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
9
YoY -18%
18125
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
10
YoY —
1482
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
1370
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.0%
Other White2.6%
+ other · 5.4%
Religion
Christian49.1%
No religion41.9%
Not answered6.4%
Muslim1.6%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
50–6421.0%
35–4917.2%
65–7412.8%
25–3410.1%
75–848.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.6%
Households
Any member 66+20.0%
Other16.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.8%
All members 66+11.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.3%
+ 7 other households · 27.7%
Administrative Information
Dorset
Local Authority
Council AreaWest Dorset E14001575
Constituency
E14001575Dorset
Police Force
England
Ward
Dorchester East
Constituency code
E14001575
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Dorchester
International Territorial Level
Dorset
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWessex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South West
NHS Region
South West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Dorset
Sub ICB Location
NHS Dorset ICB - 11J
Cancer Alliance
Wessex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Dorset 034B E01020519
E01020519MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 034 E02004278
E02004278LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
West Dorset 010B E01020519
E01020519MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
West Dorset 010 E02004278
E02004278Urban: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1
Sun & Time Information
5:57 AM
Sunrise
6:07 PM
Sunset
12 hours 10 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:57 AM
Sunset (today)
6:07 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 10 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
April 1987
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~39 years
Active Duration
1987 -> PresentApril 1987 — Introduced
Postcode DT1 1DN introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 20810
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01020519 and MSOA E02004278 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DT1 1DN is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 1987
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~39 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near DT1 1DN
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–9FSM 9%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 3–13FSM 0%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–13FSM 19%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–9FSM 18%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–9FSM 17%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–13FSM 24%
RWM expected
49%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 13–18FSM 19%
Attainment 8
49.8
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 32%
Attainment 8
34.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–9FSM 12%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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