| Postcode | DT1 2YH | 
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| Post Town | Dorchester | 
| Nearest station | Dorchester West (0 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       Queens Avenue (SW) 
Monmouth Road (NW) 
Market (N) 
Market (S) 
Williams Avenue (E) 
Brewery Square (NE) 
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| Known addresses | 
                       
                          No addresses found
                       
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| Businesses | 
                     
                        No businesses found
                     
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| Latitude | 50.708057 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.442299 | |
| Easting | 368865 | |
| Northing | 89918 | |
| Grid reference | SY688899 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 539378 5617508 | |
| what3words | reactions.umpires.absorbs | |
| FixPhrase | crewmate lustily scotch tinfoil | |
| Plus code | 9C2VPH55+63 | |
| Altitude | 81 metres (265 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:07 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:41 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 8.1 KMs (5.1 miles) | 
| Parish | Dorchester | E04003533 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Dorchester West | E05012698 | 
| Unitary Authority | Dorset | E06000059 | 
| County | Dorset | E10000009 | 
| Constituency (2024) | West Dorset | E14001575 | 
| MP | Edward Morello | Liberal Democrat | 
| Police force | Dorset | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Dorset | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | South West | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | June 1996 | 
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| Date usage ended | December 1998 | 
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Postcode sector mean (mainly PO Boxes) | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | 
                     Most deprivedLeast deprived 
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|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) | 
                       Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       
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| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Further from a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Dorchester (Dorset) | E63013878 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00104087 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5B2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Dorset 032B | E01020527 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | West Dorset 009D | E01020527 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Poundbury & Dorchester West | E02007007 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Dorchester West & Poundbury | E02004277 | 
| Travel to work area | Dorchester and Weymouth | E30000046 |