High deprivation
IMD England
14
Crime · May '26
£130,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for DT9 4AQ
Postcode
DT9 4AQ
Coordinates
50.9529, -2.5128
Grid reference
ST640171
Easting
364,079
Northing
117,181
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2VXF3P+5V
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Sherborne
Travel to Work
Yeovil
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.
8887
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8887 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 · DT9 4AQ
HM Land Registry · Dorset
Average price
£130,000
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Median price: £130,000
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Police Recorded Crime near DT9 4AQ
Crime trends · near DT9 4AQ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1790
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY +83%
ASB
851
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -67%
Vehicle Crime
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.4%
Other White2.4%
Bangladeshi2.0%
Indian1.4%
+ other · 2.8%
Religion
Christian47.7%
No religion42.1%
Not answered5.7%
Muslim2.9%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
50–6418.3%
35–4917.1%
25–3410.9%
65–7410.9%
75–849.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 33.6%
Households
Any member 66+19.0%
Other15.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.9%
All members 66+10.3%
+ 7 other households · 32.8%
Administrative Information
Dorset
Local Authority
Council AreaWest Dorset E14001575
Constituency
E14001575Dorset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Sherborne East
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 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 004B E01020543
E01020543MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 004 E02004269
E02004269LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
West Dorset 001B E01020543
E01020543MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
West Dorset 001 E02004269
E02004269Urban: 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
4:08 AM
Sunrise
8:22 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:08 AM
Sunset (today)
8:22 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode DT9 4AQ 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: 8887
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01020543 and MSOA E02004269 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DT9 4AQ 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
Schools near DT9 4AQ
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Sherborne Primary School
Dorset · DT9 4AJ
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
The Gryphon School
Dorset · DT9 4EQ
Good
0.4 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Sherborne School
Dorset · DT9 3AP
0.5 mi
Secondary with sixth formIndependentBoys · Ages 13–19
Sherborne Preparatory School
Dorset · DT9 3NY
0.5 mi
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 3–14
Sherborne School for Girls
Dorset · DT9 3QN
0.7 mi
Secondary with sixth formIndependentGirls · Ages 11–19
Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School
Dorset · DT9 6AQ
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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