| Postcode | DT2 9QT |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Dorchester |
| Nearest station | Dorchester West (3 km) |
| Bus stops |
St Marys School (E)
The Cross (E)
The Cross (W)
The Cross (N)
The Cross (SW)
Weir View (E)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 14 View |
| Known addresses |
Bramble Cottage, The Square, Charminster
Compass Cottage, The Square, Charminster
Rose Cottage, 2 The Square, Charminster
2 The Square, Charminster
4 The Square, Charminster
5 The Square, Charminster
7 The Square, Charminster
|
| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 50.732461 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.459136 | |
| Easting | 367693 | |
| Northing | 92639 | |
| Grid reference | SY676926 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 538169 5620213 | |
| what3words | barefoot.rots.chainsaw | |
| FixPhrase | crewmate lustily silver unfrosted | |
| Plus code | 9C2VPGJR+X8 | |
| Altitude | 71 metres (233 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:02 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:46 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 11 KMs (6.9 miles) |
| Parish | Charminster | E04003519 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Charminster St Mary's | E05012688 |
| 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) | 31 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 11 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
|
|
| Rural/urban (2021) | Larger rural Further from a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural town and fringe | |
| Built up area (2024) | Charminster | E63013854 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00103992 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1C3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Dorset 022B | E01020510 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | West Dorset 004B | E01020510 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Cottage, 2 The Square, Charminster | Terraced (freehold) | Jan 2025 | £485,000 |
| Terraced (freehold) | Oct 2012 | £310,000 | |
| Bramble Cottage, The Square, Charminster | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2022 | £445,000 |
| 4 The Square, Charminster | Terraced (freehold) | Jan 2021 | £250,000 |
| Compass Cottage, The Square, Charminster | Detached (freehold) | Apr 2019 | £470,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Feb 2011 | £360,000 | |
| 5 The Square, Charminster | Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 2018 | £210,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2004 | £190,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2002 | £122,000 | |
| 7 The Square, Charminster | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2017 | £395,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Jun 1995 | £60,000 | |
| 2 The Square, Charminster | Terraced (freehold) | Nov 2007 | £350,000 |
| Terraced (freehold) | Mar 2002 | £233,000 |