| Postcode | DT2 8AB | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Dorchester | 
| Nearest station | Dorchester South (3 km) | 
| Bus stops | The Wise Man (E) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 21 View | 
| Known addresses | Chiltern Cottage, West Stafford Myrtle Cottage, West Stafford Praps Cottage, Rectory Lane, West Stafford Summer Place, West Stafford The Gardens, Rectory Lane, West Stafford The Old Rectory, West Stafford 2 Church Cottages, West Stafford | 
| Main property type | Semi-detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 50.705479 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.390996 | |
| Easting | 372486 | |
| Northing | 89611 | |
| Grid reference | SY724896 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 543003 5617250 | |
| what3words | inclines.variances.shameless | |
| FixPhrase | crewmate lustiness scarcity unmasked | |
| Plus code | 9C2VPJ45+5J | |
| Altitude | 49 metres (159 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:00 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:48 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 8 KMs (5 miles) | 
| Parish | West Stafford | E04003616 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Winterborne & Broadmayne | E05012731 | 
| 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) | 30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 13 | |
| 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) | E00103965 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1B2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Dorset 036A | E01020505 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | West Dorset 011A | E01020505 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Owermoigne, Broadmayne & Winterbourne | E02004279 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Overmoigne, Broadmayne & Winterbourne | E02004279 | 
| Travel to work area | Dorchester and Weymouth | E30000046 | 
| Average property price in Dorchester | £319,189 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | -1.5% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Church Cottages, West Stafford | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2021 | £417,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 2016 | £380,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2006 | £285,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2001 | £183,000 | |
| The Old Rectory, West Stafford | Detached (freehold) | May 2017 | £725,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Jun 2002 | £555,000 | |
| The Gardens, Rectory Lane, West Stafford | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2016 | £425,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2007 | £325,000 | |
| Chiltern Cottage, West Stafford | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2012 | £358,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Sep 2002 | £237,500 | |
| Summer Place, West Stafford | Detached (freehold) | Nov 2002 | £250,000 | 
| Praps Cottage, Rectory Lane, West Stafford | Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2001 | £275,000 | 
| Myrtle Cottage, West Stafford | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 1996 | £64,000 |