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16645
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16645 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 DT9 4RY
Crime trends · near DT9 4RY
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
15
YoY -25%
ASB
12
YoY -20%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
3
YoY -25%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving
49
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,110
White Brit.95.1%
Other White2.3%
+ other · 2.7%
Religion
Total residents: 2,109
Christian62.9%
No religion28.6%
Not answered6.5%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,106
50–6426.9%
65–7415.3%
35–4914.8%
75–8411.4%
25–347.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.2%
Households
Total households: 946
All members 66+20.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.7%
Any member 66+14.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.7%
Other9.0%
+ 7 other households · 26.3%
Administrative Information
Dorset
Local Authority
Council Area
West Dorset E14001575
Constituency
E14001575
Dorset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Sherborne Rural
Constituency code
E14001575
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Sandford Orcas
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 008C E01020541
E01020541
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 008 E02004270
E02004270
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
West Dorset 002C E01020541
E01020541
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
West Dorset 002 E02004270
E02004270
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
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 4RY introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 16645
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01020541 and MSOA E02004270 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DT9 4RY 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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