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18898
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 18898 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.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,481
White Brit.90.7%
Other White3.5%
Other Asian1.3%
Chinese1.1%
White Irish1.0%
+ other · 2.4%
Religion
Total residents: 1,481
Christian52.5%
No religion32.3%
Not answered12.2%
Other religion1.3%
Buddhist1.0%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,480
10–1519.6%
16–1916.6%
50–6416.2%
65–7412.2%
75–849.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.3%
Households
Total households: 539
Any member 66+30.1%
Other22.8%
All members 66+12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children6.3%
+ 7 other households · 20.8%
Administrative Information
Dorset
Local Authority
Council Area
West Dorset E14001575
Constituency
E14001575
Dorset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Sherborne West
Constituency code
E14001575
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Sherborne
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 004D E01020546
E01020546
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 004 E02004269
E02004269
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
West Dorset 001E E01020546
E01020546
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
West Dorset 001 E02004269
E02004269
Urban: 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
Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1
Sun & Time Information
4:28 AM
Sunrise
7:44 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:28 AM
Sunset (today)
7:44 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode DT9 3AZ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 18898
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01020546 and MSOA E02004269 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DT9 3AZ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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