The DT2 Postcode District

Name: The DT2 Postcode District
Address: DORCHESTER, DT2

DT2 is the Postcode District for Puddletown, Dorchester Dorset

The DT2 postcode district is a postal district located in the DT Dorchester postcode area with a population of 25,912 residents according to the 2021 England and Wales Census.

The area of the DT2 postcode district is 234.41 square miles which is 607.12 square kilometres or 150,021.44 acres.

Currently, the DT2 district has about 1121 postcode units spread across 4 geographic postcode sectors.

Given that each sector allows for 400 unique postcode combinations, the district has a capacity of 1,600 postcodes. With 1121 postcodes already in use, this leaves 479 units available.

The largest settlement in the DT2 postal code is Crossways followed by Charminster, and Puddletown.

The postcode area has a boundary with The English Channel.

The DT2 Postcode shares a border with BA22 (Ilchester, East Coker, West Coker), DT9 (SHERBORNE, Milborne Port, Yetminster), DT11 (BLANDFORD FORUM, Blandford St. Mary, Milborne St. Andrew), DT8 (BEAMINSTER, Mosterton, Broadwindsor), DT1 (DORCHESTER, Poundbury, Fordington), DT10 (STURMINSTER NEWTON, Stalbridge, Marnhull), DT3 (WEYMOUTH, Chickerell, Preston), BH20 (WAREHAM, Wool, Corfe Castle) and DT6 (BRIDPORT, Charmouth, Burton Bradstock).

The primary settlement in the DT2 postcode district is Cattistock, located in the county of Dorset in England. Other significant settlements in this postcode district include Chalmington, Chantmarle, Chilfrome, Corscombe, Evershot, Maiden Newton, Melbury Bubb, Melbury Osmond, Rampisham, Toller Porcorum, and Wynford Eagle. The post town for this district is Dorchester.

For the district DT2, we have data on 4 postcode sectors. Here's a breakdown: The sector DT2 0, covers Maiden Newton and Corscombe and Toller Porcorum in Dorset. The sector DT2 7, covers Cerne Abbas and Piddletrenthide in Dorset. The sector DT2 8, covers Puddletown and Crossways and Broadmayne and Winfrith Newburgh in Dorset. The sector DT2 9, covers Charminster and Charlton Down in Dorset.

A word cloud for the DT2 postcode — A word cloud showing place names for the DT2 postcode district

Map Showing Location of the DT2 postcode Sector — Where is the DT2 Postcode Sector?

Map of the DT2 Postcode District

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Map of the DT2 and surrounding districts

When it comes to local government, postal geography often disregards political borders. However, for a breakdown in the DT2 District: the district mostly encompasses the Dorset area with a total of 1133 postcodes.

Recent House Sales in DT2

Date	Price	Address
24/10/2023	£905,000	High Street, Sydling St Nicholas, Dorchester, DT2 9PB
23/10/2023	£415,000	Briantspuddle, Dorchester, DT2 7HX
19/10/2023	£535,000	Fore Street, Evershot, Dorchester, DT2 0JW
11/10/2023	£375,000	Broadmead, Broadmayne, Dorchester, DT2 8EE
04/10/2023	£620,000	Cowleaze Road, Broadmayne, Dorchester, DT2 8EW
29/09/2023	£560,000	Cattistock Road, Maiden Newton, Dorchester, DT2 0AG
20/09/2023	£875,000	Chalky Road, Broadmayne, Dorchester, DT2 8PJ
19/09/2023	£750,000	The Folly, Cerne Abbas, Dorchester, DT2 7JR
15/09/2023	£3,429,618	Chalk Pit Lane, Litton Cheney, Dorchester, DT2 9AN
13/09/2023	£595,000	Burleston, Dorchester, DT2 7EG

Data sourced from the Land Registry (Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence)

To respect privacy we have omitted the house numbers or names.