| Postcode | DT2 7PP |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Dorchester |
| Nearest station | Moreton (Dorset) (15 km) |
| Bus stops |
Brightsmead (E)
The Fox (NE)
The Fox (SW)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 17 View |
| Known addresses |
Upton Cottage, Brightsmead, Higher Ansty
2 Brightsmead, Higher Ansty
5 Brightsmead, Higher Ansty
7 Brightsmead, Higher Ansty
8 Brightsmead, Higher Ansty
|
| Main property type | Semi-detached |
| Businesses |
No businesses found
|
| Latitude | 50.83405 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.329461 | |
| Easting | 376895 | |
| Northing | 103887 | |
| Grid reference | ST768038 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 547218 5631585 | |
| what3words | crib.conjured.servers | |
| FixPhrase | crib lustiness situated swirl | |
| Plus code | 9C2VRMMC+J6 | |
| Altitude | 161 metres (528 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:07 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:40 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 22.8 KMs (14.1 miles) |
| Parish | Hilton | E04003414 |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | 46 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 15 | |
| 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) | E00103529 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1B2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Dorset 014B | E01020431 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | North Dorset 008B | E01020431 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Milborne, Winterborne & Okeford Fitzpaine | E02004262 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Milborne, Winterborne & Okeford Fitzpaine | E02004262 |
| Travel to work area | Blandford Forum and Gillingham | E30000172 |
| Average property price in Dorchester | £318,349 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | -1.4% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Brightsmead, Higher Ansty | Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2025 | £330,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2007 | £233,000 | |
| Upton Cottage, Brightsmead, Higher Ansty | Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2023 | £285,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 1998 | £73,500 | |
| 8 Brightsmead, Higher Ansty | Terraced (freehold) | Jul 2021 | £220,000 |
| Terraced (freehold) | Sep 2019 | £200,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Dec 2015 | £162,500 | |
| 7 Brightsmead, Higher Ansty | Terraced (freehold) | Apr 2018 | £232,500 |
| Terraced (freehold) | Sep 2016 | £195,000 | |
| 5 Brightsmead, Higher Ansty | Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2012 | £227,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2010 | £235,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 1998 | £79,950 |