| Postcode | DT10 2HY | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Sturminster Newton | 
| Nearest station | Templecombe (10 km) | 
| Bus stops | The Deer Park Inn (W) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 16 View | 
| Known addresses | 5 Old Orchard Close, Lydlinch 6 Old Orchard Close, Lydlinch 8 Old Orchard Close, Lydlinch | 
| Main property type | Semi-detached | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 50.922803 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.36358 | |
| Easting | 374541 | |
| Northing | 113768 | |
| Grid reference | ST745137 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 544731 5641433 | |
| what3words | plugs.choppy.sway | |
| FixPhrase | cricket lustiness shed veggie | |
| Plus code | 9C2VWJFP+4H | |
| Altitude | 68 metres (222 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:00 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:47 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 31.3 KMs (19.4 miles) | 
| Parish | Lydlinch | E04003422 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Blackmore Vale | E05012684 | 
| Unitary Authority | Dorset | E06000059 | 
| County | Dorset | E10000009 | 
| Constituency (2024) | North Dorset | E14001388 | 
| MP | Simon Hoare | Conservative | 
| 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 | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 36 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 12 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural village | |
| Census output area (2021) | E00103540 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1B1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Dorset 005A | E01020433 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | North Dorset 004A | E01020433 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Sturminster Newton & Stalbridge | E02004258 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Sturminster Newton & Stalbridge | E02004258 | 
| Travel to work area | Blandford Forum and Gillingham | E30000172 | 
| Average property price in Dorchester | £319,189 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | -1.5% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Old Orchard Close, Lydlinch | Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2022 | £350,000 | 
| 6 Old Orchard Close, Lydlinch | Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2017 | £270,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2009 | £190,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 1998 | £74,000 | |
| 5 Old Orchard Close, Lydlinch | Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2017 | £305,000 |