| Postcode | DT2 7DS | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Dorchester | 
| Nearest station | Chetnole (10 km) | 
| Bus stops | Old Church (N) Duntish Cross (N) Duntish Cross (SW) Buckland Newton Turn (NE) Buckland Newton Turn (SW) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 9 View | 
| Known addresses | Hermits Cottage, Duntish | 
| Main property type | Detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 50.85668 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.434869 | |
| Easting | 369487 | |
| Northing | 106442 | |
| Grid reference | ST694064 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 539776 5634039 | |
| what3words | examiner.annotated.vouch | |
| FixPhrase | crib lustily spinner unwed | |
| Plus code | 9C2VVH48+M3 | |
| Altitude | 115 metres (377 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:00 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:48 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 24.6 KMs (15.3 miles) | 
| Parish | Buckland Newton | E04003510 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Chalk Valleys | E05012687 | 
| 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) | 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 4 | |
| 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 hamlet and isolated dwellings | |
| Census output area (2021) | E00104167 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1B1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Dorset 022D | E01020539 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | West Dorset 004D | E01020539 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Charlton Down, Cerne Abbas & Puddletown | E02004272 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Charlton Down, Cerne Abbas & Puddletown | E02004272 | 
| Travel to work area | Dorchester and Weymouth | E30000046 | 
| Average property price in Dorchester | £319,189 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | -1.5% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermits Cottage, Duntish | Detached (freehold) | Jul 2004 | £210,000 |