Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
22208
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 22208 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.
Police Recorded Crime near DT2 8FH
Crime trends · near DT2 8FH
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
7
YoY -12%
ASB
1
YoY -50%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
0
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
15
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,856
White Brit.95.8%
Other White1.9%
+ other · 2.3%
Religion
Total residents: 1,857
Christian57.8%
No religion35.8%
Not answered5.3%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,856
50–6424.4%
65–7415.1%
35–4915.0%
25–3410.3%
75–849.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.9%
Households
Total households: 842
Any member 66+18.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.1%
All members 66+14.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.4%
Other10.4%
+ 5 other households · 26.8%
Administrative Information
Dorset
Local Authority
Council Area
South Dorset E14001485
Constituency
E14001485
Dorset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Crossways
Constituency code
E14001485
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Crossways
International Territorial Level
Dorset
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
Wessex
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 036C E01020538
E01020538
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 036 E02004279
E02004279
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
West Dorset 011C E01020538
E01020538
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
West Dorset 011 E02004279
E02004279
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1
Sun & Time Information
4:26 AM
Sunrise
7:44 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:26 AM
Sunset (today)
7:44 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
April 2006
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~20 years
Active Duration
2006 -> Present
April 2006 — Introduced
Postcode DT2 8FH introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 22208
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1. LSOA E01020538 and MSOA E02004279 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DT2 8FH is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 2006
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~20 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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