| Postcode | DT2 7FA |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Dorchester |
| Nearest station | Chetnole (10 km) |
| Bus stops |
Buckland Newton Turn (SW)
Buckland Newton Turn (NE)
Cranes Meadow (W)
The School (N)
The School (S)
Old Church (N)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 12 View |
| Known addresses |
Woodrush House, 5 Lydden Meadow, Buckland Newton
Wren Cottage, 10 Lydden Meadow, Buckland Newton
|
| Main property type | Semi-detached |
| Businesses |
No businesses found
|
| Latitude | 50.849267 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.438124 | |
| Easting | 369253 | |
| Northing | 105619 | |
| Grid reference | ST692056 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 539554 5633213 | |
| what3words | gullible.newlywed.dilute | |
| FixPhrase | crib lustily sneezing turmoil | |
| Plus code | 9C2VRHX6+PQ | |
| Altitude | 122 metres (401 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:38 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:16 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 23.8 KMs (14.8 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 | July 2011 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 | £318,349 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | -1.4% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wren Cottage, 10 Lydden Meadow, Buckland Newton | Terraced (leasehold) | Jun 2019 | £86,000 |
| New build terraced (leasehold) | Aug 2011 | £76,000 | |
| Woodrush House, 5 Lydden Meadow, Buckland Newton | New build semi-detached (leasehold) | Sep 2011 | £67,500 |