| Postcode | DT2 0LU | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Dorchester | 
| Nearest station | Chetnole (2 km) | 
| Bus stops | No nearby bus stops | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 28 View | 
| Known addresses | Hedgerows, Melbury Osmond School Cottage, Melbury Osmond Sterndale Cottage, Melbury Osmond The Old Rectory, Melbury Osmond The Old School, Melbury Osmond | 
| Main property type | Detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 50.867979 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.607095 | |
| Easting | 357375 | |
| Northing | 107784 | |
| Grid reference | ST573077 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 527648 5635217 | |
| what3words | unveils.shirtless.finders | |
| FixPhrase | crib luster staring t - shirt | |
| Plus code | 9C2VV99V+55 | |
| Altitude | 96 metres (316 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:01 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:48 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 21.2 KMs (13.1 miles) | 
| Parish | Melbury Osmond | E04003565 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Yetminster | E05012733 | 
| Unitary Authority | Dorset | E06000059 | 
| County | Dorset | E10000009 | 
| Constituency (2024) | West Dorset | E14001575 | 
| MP | Edward Morello | Liberal Democrat | 
| Police force | Dorset | |
| Water company | Wessex Water | |
| 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) | 19 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 9 | |
| 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) | E00104111 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1A3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Dorset 019E | E01020530 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | West Dorset 003E | E01020530 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Beaminster, Maiden Newton & Halstock | E02004271 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Beaminster, Maiden Newton & Halstock | E02004271 | 
| Travel to work area | Yeovil | E30000293 | 
| Average property price in Dorchester | £319,189 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | -1.5% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| School Cottage, Melbury Osmond | Detached (freehold) | Oct 2022 | £810,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Jul 1997 | £275,000 | |
| The Old Rectory, Melbury Osmond | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2019 | £1,000,000 | 
| Hedgerows, Melbury Osmond | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2007 | £450,000 | 
| The Old School, Melbury Osmond | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2001 | £290,000 | 
| Sterndale Cottage, Melbury Osmond | Detached (leasehold) | Jul 1997 | £142,500 |