| Postcode | DT2 8XJ |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Dorchester |
| Nearest station | Wool (2 km) |
| Bus stops |
No nearby bus stops
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 2 View |
| Known addresses |
No addresses found
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| Businesses |
No businesses found
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| Latitude | 50.683116 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.253651 | |
| Easting | 382176 | |
| Northing | 87082 | |
| Grid reference | SY821870 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 552726 5614852 | |
| what3words | guideline.carbonate.fortified | |
| FixPhrase | crewman lustrous strung tighten | |
| Plus code | 9C2VMPMW+6G | |
| Altitude | 23 metres (75 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:20 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:28 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 6.8 KMs (4.2 miles) |
| Parish | Wool | E04003490 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | West Purbeck | E05012728 |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset | E06000059 |
| County | Dorset | E10000009 |
| Constituency (2024) | South Dorset | E14001485 |
| MP | Lloyd Hatton | Labour |
| 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 1995 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 |
| User type | Large (addresses receive more 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
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|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
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| Rural/urban (2021) | Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings | |
| Built up area (2024) | Wool | E63013889 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00103886 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5B3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Dorset 035C | E01020491 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Purbeck 004C | E01020491 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Bovington, Wool & Lulworth | E02004266 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Bovington, Wool & Lulworth | E02004266 |
| Travel to work area | Dorchester and Weymouth | E30000046 |
| Average property price in Dorchester | £318,349 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | -1.4% |