Map of the DT postcode area
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Overview
The DT Postcode Area
The DT postcode area covers much of west and central Dorset, with small parts extending into Somerset and Devon, and is centred on Dorchester, the county town of Dorset. The area is overwhelmingly rural, defined by historic market towns, dramatic coastline and rolling countryside, including the Jurassic Coast, Chesil Beach, Golden Cap and the Marshwood Vale.
Notable towns include Weymouth, Bridport, Lyme Regis, Sherborne, Blandford Forum and Sturminster Newton, alongside landmarks such as Maiden Castle, one of England’s largest Iron Age hill forts, the Cerne Abbas Giant, and Tolpuddle, associated with the Tolpuddle Martyrs and the early trade union movement. Coastal highlights include West Bay, Portland Bill, and the Isle of Portland, while the area is also known for its fossil-rich cliffs and long association with geology and archaeology.
The landscape is shaped by several rivers, including the Brit, Bride, Frome, Wey, Parrett and Axe, which flow through the county’s downs, vales and coastal valleys before reaching the sea.
The DT postcode area covers Dorchester and nearby parts of South West England.
The postcode area borders the following neighbouring postcode areas: TA - Taunton, SP - Salisbury, EX - Exeter, BH - Bournemouth and BA - Bath. It also borders The English Channel.
The postcode area falls within the following counties: Dorset (97.17%), Somerset (1.75%), Devon (1.08%).
Map of the DT Postcode for Dorchester
Quick facts
| Width east to west | 44.20 mi |
|---|---|
| Height north to south | 35.51 mi |
| Area | 645.48 mi² |
| Maximum width | 46.85 mi |
| Perimeter | 206.41 mi |
| Postcode districts | 11 |
| Postcode sectors | 39 |
| Post towns | 9 |
| Postcodes | 7,819 |
| Population | 213,203 |
The DT postcode area has a population of 213,203 and covers 1,664,433 hectares. Roughly 0.33% of the population of Great Britain lives here.
Post towns and postcode districts
Where is the DT postcode area?
How built up is the postcode area?
This compares building footprint coverage against the total land area across each postcode district. The least urban district is DT2 and the most urban is DT1.
| Postcode district | Total area (m²) | Footprint area (m²) | Built percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| DT2 | 607,583,187 | 3,217,166 | 0.53% |
| DT11 | 331,864,659 | 2,528,651 | 0.76% |
| DT8 | 82,687,249 | 674,026 | 0.82% |
| DT9 | 194,968,558 | 1,984,279 | 1.02% |
| DT10 | 116,433,771 | 1,316,445 | 1.13% |
| DT6 | 174,688,596 | 1,967,541 | 1.13% |
| DT3 | 93,469,377 | 1,505,127 | 1.61% |
| DT7 | 24,678,221 | 441,660 | 1.79% |
| DT5 | 11,177,854 | 657,742 | 5.88% |
| DT4 | 14,283,864 | 1,666,935 | 11.67% |
| DT1 | 7,543,197 | 1,053,890 | 13.97% |
| Total | 1,659,378,533 | 17,013,462 | 1.03% |
Area measurements
| Hectares | 1,664,433 |
|---|---|
| Square miles | 6,426.41 |
| Square feet | 179,157,903,687.00 |
| Square kilometres | 16,644.33 |
Postal delivery offices
- Blandford Forum Delivery Office
- Bridport Delivery Office
- Dorchester Delivery Office
- Lyme Regis Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Portland Delivery Office
- Sherborne Delivery Office
- Sturminster Newton Delivery Office
- Weymouth Delivery Office
Tourist attractions within the area
We found 9 visitor attractions within the Dorchester postcode area.
| Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre |
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| Visitor Centres |
| Heritage / Visitor Centre |
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| Sandford Orcas Manor House |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic House / House and Garden / Palace |
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| Sherborne Old Castle |
| Historic Properties |
| Castle / Fort |
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| Portland Castle |
| Historic Properties |
| Castle / Fort |
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| Maumbury Rings |
| Historic Properties |
| Castle / Fort |
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| Max Gate |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic House / House and Garden / Palace |
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| Hardy's Cottage |
| Gardens |
| Garden |
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| Sturminster Newton Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Blandford Town Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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Towns and villages within the area
- Abbotsbury — village
- Alton Pancras — village
- Alweston — village
- Anderson — village
- Ansty — village
- Askerswell — village
- Beaminster — town
- Beer Hackett — village
- Bishop's Caundle — village
- Blacknoll — village
- Blandford Forum — town
- Bradford Abbas — village
- Bradpole — village
- Briantspuddle — village
- Bridport — town
- Broad Oak — village
- Broadmayne — village
- Broadwindsor — village
- Bryanston — village
- Buckland Newton — village
- Buckland Ripers — village
- Burton Bradstock — village
- Cattistock — village
- Cerne Abbas — village
- Charlton Down — village
- Charlton Horethorne — village
- Charlton Marshall — village
- Charminster — village
- Charmouth — village
- Cheselbourne — village
- Chetnole — village
- Chickerell — town
- Chideock — village
- Child Okeford — village
- Corscombe — village
- Corton Denham — village
- Crossways — village
- Dewlish — village
- Dorchester — town
- Drimpton — village
- Durweston — village
- East Knighton — village
- Easton — village
- Evershot — village
- Fleet — otherSettlement
- Fortuneswell — town
- Frampton — village
- Gibbs Marsh — otherSettlement
- Glanvilles Wootton — village
- Godmanstone — village
- Grove — village
- Hazelbury Bryan — village
- Higher Ansty — village
- Hilton — village
- Hinton St Mary — village
- Holwell — village
- Hooke — village
- Iwerne Minster — village
- King's Stag — village
- Langton Herring — village
- Leigh — village
- Litton Cheney — village
- Loders — village
- Long Bredy — village
- Longburton — village
- Lower Eype — village
- Lydlinch — village
- Lyme Regis — town
- Maiden Newton — village
- Manston — village
- Mappowder — village
- Marnhull — village
- Marshalsea — village
- Melbury Osmond — village
- Melplash — village
- Middlemarsh — otherSettlement
- Milborne Port — village
- Milborne St Andrew — village
- Milton Abbas — village
- Morcombelake — village
- Moreton — village
- Mosterton — village
- Nether Compton — village
- Netherbury — village
- Nettlecombe — village
- Oborne — village
- Okeford Fitzpaine — village
- Osmington — village
- Osmington Mills — village
- Over Compton — village
- Owermoigne — village
- Piddlehinton — village
- Piddletrenthide — village
- Pimperne — village
- Plush — village
- Portesham — village
- Powerstock — village
- Poyntington — village
- Puddletown — village
- Pulham — village
- Puncknowle — village
- Purse Caundle — village
- Pymore — village
- Rampisham — village
- Ryall — village
- Salway Ash — village
- Sandford Orcas — village
- Shapwick — village
- Sherborne — town
- Shillingstone — village
- Shipton Gorge — village
- Shroton / Iwerne Courtney — village
- South Perrott — village
- Southwell — village
- Spetisbury — village
- Stalbridge — town
- Stinsford — village
- Stoke Abbott — village
- Stourpaine — village
- Stourton Caundle — village
- Stratton — village
- Sturminster Newton — town
- Sutton Waldron — village
- Swyre — village
- Sydling St Nicholas — village
- Symondsbury — village
- Tarrant Gunville — village
- Tarrant Hinton — village
- Tarrant Keyneston — village
- Tarrant Monkton — village
- Tarrant Rushton — village
- Thornford — village
- Todber — village
- Toller Porcorum — village
- Tollerford — village
- Tolpuddle — village
- Trent — village
- Uploders — village
- Uplyme — village
- Walditch — village
- Warmwell — village
- West Bexington — village
- West Knighton — village
- West Milton — village
- West Stafford — village
- Weston — village
- Weymouth — town
- Whitchurch Canonicorum — village
- White Lackington — village
- Winfrith Newburgh — village
- Winterborne Kingston — village
- Winterborne St Martin / Martinstown — village
- Winterborne Stickland — village
- Winterborne Whitechurch — village
- Winterborne Zelston — village
- Winterbourne Abbas — village
- Woolford's Water — village
- Woolland — village
- Wootton Fitzpaine — village
- Wraxall — otherSettlement
- Yawl — village
- Yetminster — village