Low deprivation
IMD England
42
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for DT1 2ET
Postcode
DT1 2ET
Coordinates
50.7084, -2.4540
Grid reference
SY680899
Easting
368,039
Northing
89,962
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2VPG5W+99
User Type
Large 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.
20481
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20481 out of 32,844 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)
Property sales · DT1 2ET
HM Land Registry · Dorset
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Police Recorded Crime near DT1 2ET
Crime trends · near DT1 2ET
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
24155
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY -69%
ASB
18113
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
15
YoY +50%
Vehicle Crime
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +200%
Burglary
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +100%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.6%
Other White2.6%
White Irish1.2%
+ other · 4.7%
Religion
Christian52.7%
No religion37.7%
Not answered8.2%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6421.9%
35–4916.6%
65–7413.2%
75–8411.1%
10–157.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.1%
Households
All members 66+17.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.7%
Any member 66+14.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.8%
Other9.9%
+ 7 other households · 27.5%
Administrative Information
Dorset
Local Authority
Council AreaWest Dorset E14001575
Constituency
E14001575Dorset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Dorchester West
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 ScotlandWessex
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 032A E01020526
E01020526MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 032 E02007007
E02007007LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
West Dorset 009C E01020526
E01020526MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
West Dorset 009 E02004277
E02004277Urban: 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
4:08 AM
Sunrise
8:21 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:08 AM
Sunset (today)
8:21 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1981
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~45 years
Active Duration
1981 -> PresentJune 1981 — Introduced
Postcode DT1 2ET 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: 20481
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01020526 and MSOA E02007007 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DT1 2ET is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1981
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~45 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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