DT2 7BQ is a postal code used within the United Kingdom for delivering mail.

Postcodes are made up of two parts. The part before the space (DT2) is called the outward code. The part after the space (7BQ) is called the inward code. The letters C, I, K, M, O and V are not allowed in the inward code. In addition to the inward and outward code, the postcode can be broken up into four parts:

Postal Area. In our case DT which means Dorchester.
Postal District. In our case DT2.
Postal Sector. In our case DT2 7.
Postcode Unit. The last two letters. In our case BQ.

The regional mail center for the post area DT is the South West Distribution Centre, which is located at Western Approach, Distribution Park, Severn Beach, BRISTOL, BS35 4GG.

The final port of call for any post addressed to the DT2 7BQ postcode is the local delivery office (DO) which is DORCHESTER DO. Here the post will be sorted ready for delivery.

The properties in the DT2 7BQ postcode have the street address of Stevens Walk

A close-knit community! The 2021 Census indicates that only 7 individuals call the DT2 7BQ postcode their home.

It is situated within the post town of DORCHESTER within the old postal county of Dorset.

DT2 7BQ is within the village of Buckland Newton.

The DT2 7BQ postcode area is composed of 71.43% residential properties, 28.57% commercial properties, and 0% public properties.

According to our data. Most dwellings in DT2 7BQ are houses. The remainder of residential properties consist of bungalows. Of these houses, most are semi-detached. Of these bungalows, most are detached.

Most properties in DT2 7BQ are owned by the occupiers with the rest being unknown tenure.

None Domestic Buildings in DT2 7BQ fall under these categories: Offices.

Offices include 2 The Offices, and 1 The Offices, Stevens Walk.

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Map of the DT2 7BQ Postcode

Property Type	Percentage
Residential	71.43%
Commercial	28.57%
Public	0%

Map Coordinates for DT2 7BQ

Latitude	50.8457974147
Longitude	-2.43749544073

Ordnance Survey Maps for DT2 7BQ

Map Series	Amazon	Ordnance Survey
Explorer 1:25,000 117 Cerne Abbas and Bere Regis, Blandford Forum and Beaminster	Check Price on Amazon	Buy Direct from the Ordnance Survey
Landranger 1:50,000 194 Dorchester & Weymouth	Check Price on Amazon	Buy Direct from the Ordnance Survey

Map showing 5 and 10 minutes walking distances from DT2 7BQ © Crown copyright and database rights 2024

Weather Forecast for DT2 7BQ

Mon 29th Apr

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Time Period	Icon	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
18:00 to 21:00		Partly cloudy (day)	11.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	1.00%	S 13 mph
21:00 to 00:00		Partly cloudy (night)	9.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	1.00%	S 11 mph

Tue 30th Apr

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Partly cloudy (night)	9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	4.00%	S 11 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Clear night	8.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	3.00%	SSE 13 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Sunny day	9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	3.00%	SSE 13 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Cloudy	11.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	10.00%	SSE 18 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Light rain shower (day)	11.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	48.00%	SSE 16 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Heavy rain	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	80.00%	S 13 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Heavy rain	10.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	81.00%	S 7 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	8.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	15.00%	SSE 7 mph

Wed 1st May

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Cloudy	8.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	8.00%	SSE 7 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Cloudy	7.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	7.00%	SE 4 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Cloudy	8.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	7.00%	E 4 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Cloudy	11.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	7.00%	SE 4 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	11.00%	SSE 4 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	16.00%	WSW 4 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Light rain	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	61.00%	NW 7 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Light rain	9.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	59.00%	WNW 9 mph

Thu 2nd May

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Light rain	9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	43.00%	NW 11 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Light rain	9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	59.00%	NW 11 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Light rain	9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	55.00%	NNW 11 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Overcast	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	26.00%	NNW 11 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	13.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	16.00%	NNW 11 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	15.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	16.00%	NNW 11 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Partly cloudy (day)	14.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	9.00%	NNW 11 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	10.00%	N 11 mph

Schools within a five minute drive of DT2 7BQ Postcode

England Primary Schools

Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School

Address: Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School, Buckland Newton, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7BY

Distance: 0.09 miles

School Website

Contact: 01300345393

Buckland Newton Church of England School

Address: Buckland Newton Church of England School, Buckland Newton, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7BY

Distance: 0.09 miles

Contact:

Data accessed January 2024

Nearest Dentists

Dentists near DT2 7BQ

WESSEX HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE

Address: WESSEX HOUSE, WESTBURY, SHERBORNE, DORSET, DT9 3EH

Distance: 7.71 miles

Contact: :

MARKET VIEW DENTAL CARE

Address: 89 CHEAP STREET, SHERBORNE, DORSET, DT9 3LS

Distance: 7.75 miles

Contact: :

THE OLD MALT HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE

Address: BRIDGE STREET, STURMINSTER NEWTON, DORSET, DT10 1BZ

Distance: 7.90 miles

Contact: :

BROOKLYN HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE

Address: 26 CHEAP STREET, SHERBORNE, DORSET, DT9 3PX

Distance: 7.95 miles

Contact: :

SHERBORNE DENTAL CENTRE

Address: YEATMAN HOSPITAL, HOSPITAL LANE, SHERBORNE, DORSET, DT9 3JF

Distance: 7.95 miles

Contact: :

OLD MARKET DENTAL PRACTICE

Address: STATION ROAD, STURMINSTER NEWTON, DORSET, DT10 1BB

Distance: 8.07 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest Chemists

Pharmacies near DT2 7BQ

AUTOMEDS PHARMACY LTD

Address: UNIT 52F, ENTERPRISE PARK, PIDDLEHINTON, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7UA

Distance: 5.68 miles

Contact: tel: 01305 230091

BOOTS

Address: 29 CHEAP STREET, SHERBORNE, DORSET, DT9 3BA

Distance: 7.81 miles

Contact: tel: 01935 812345

THE ABBEY PHARMACY

Address: 83 CHEAP STREET, SHERBORNE, DORSET, DT9 3BA

Distance: 7.81 miles

Contact: tel: 01935 812060

WELL

Address: 77 CHEAP STREET, SHERBORNE, DORSET, DT9 3BA

Distance: 7.81 miles

Contact: tel: 01935 812035

BOOTS

Address: MARKET PLACE, STURMINSTER NEWTON, DORSET, DT10 1AS

Distance: 8.01 miles

Contact: tel: 01258 472426

STALBRIDGE PHARMACY

Address: HIGH STREET, STALBRIDGE, STURMINSTER NEWTON, DT10 2LL

Distance: 8.31 miles

Contact: tel: 01963 362246

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Nearest Opticians

Opticians near DT2 7BQ

SCRIVENS OPTICIANS (SHERBORNE)

Address: 62 CHEAP STREET, SHERBORNE, DORSET, DT9 3BJ

Distance: 7.81 miles

Contact: :

VISION EXPRESS (STURMINSTER NEWTON)

Address: 2 RETSEL HOUSE, BRIDGE STREET, STURMINSTER NEWTON, DORSET, DT10 1AW

Distance: 7.93 miles

Contact: :

GRACE HAINE EYECARE

Address: 45 CHEAP STREET, SHERBORNE, DT9 3PU

Distance: 7.94 miles

Contact: :

GRACE HAINE EYE CARE LIMITED (STALBRIDGE)

Address: 1 SKYE HOUSE, RING STREET, STALBRIDGE, STURMINSTER NEWTON, DORSET, DT10 2LZ

Distance: 8.22 miles

Contact: :

ROBERT FRITH TWO LIMITED (DORCHESTER)

Address: 31 CROWN STREET WEST, POUNDBURY, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT1 3FQ

Distance: 8.97 miles

Contact: :

SPROSTON & BOWDEN OPTICIANS

Address: 23 HIGH WEST STREET, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT1 1UW

Distance: 9.03 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest GP Surgeries

Doctors near DT2 7BQ

CERNE ABBAS SURGERY

Address: 51 LONG STREET, CERNE ABBAS, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7JG

Distance: 2.99 miles

Contact: tel: 01300 341666

YETMINSTER MEDICAL CENTRE

Address: CHURCH STREET, YETMINSTER, SHERBORNE, DORSET, DT9 6LG

Distance: 6.95 miles

Contact: tel: 01935 872530

EVERSHOT SURGERY

Address: EVERSHOT, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 0JR

Distance: 7.40 miles

Contact: :

MILTON ABBAS SURGERY

Address: CATHERINES WELL, MILTON ABBAS, BLANDFORD FORUM, DORSET, DT11 0AT

Distance: 7.43 miles

Contact: tel: 01258 880210

AMMONITE HEALTH PARTNERSHIP (MAIDEN NEWTON SURGERY)

Address: POUND PIECE, MAIDEN NEWTON, DORCHESTER, DT2 0DB

Distance: 7.46 miles

Contact: :

THE APPLES MEDICAL CENTRE

Address: EAST MILL LANE, SHERBORNE, DORSET, DT9 3DG

Distance: 7.72 miles

Contact: tel: 01935 812633

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Transport Links near DT2 7BQ

Train Stations

Nearest stations for postcode: DT2 7BQ

Yetminster
Yetminster station, Chapel Lane, Yetminster, Dorset, DT9 6LH
Distance: 9.35 miles
Driving Time: 18.09 minutes
Sherborne
Sherborne station, South Street, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3NB
Distance: 9.53 miles
Driving Time: 14.83 minutes
Chetnole
Chetnole station, Stockbridge Road, Chetnole, Dorset, DT9 6EP
Distance: 10.14 miles
Driving Time: 19.38 minutes
Maiden Newton
Maiden Newton station, Station Road, Maiden Newton, Dorset, DT2 0AE
Distance: 10.62 miles
Driving Time: 21.29 minutes
Thornford
Thornford station, Thornford Road, Thornford, Dorset, DT9 6PT
Distance: 12.33 miles
Driving Time: 20.57 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Motorway Junctions near DT2 7BQ

Train Stations

Motorway Junctions near DT2 7BQ

M5 J25

Distance: 39.24 miles

Driving Time: 50.98 minutes

M5 J24

Distance: 45.99 miles

Driving Time: 57.62 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

What are the Council Tax Bands for the DT2 7BQ Postcode?

Council Tax Bands for DT2 7BQ
Council Tax Band	Number of Properties
Band F	3

What Addresses are in the DT2 7BQ Postcode?

Addresses for Stevens Walk, Buckland Newton, Dorchester, Dorset, which have the DT2 7BQ Postcode

Who are my Elected Representatives in the DT2 7BQ Postcode?

Westminster Constituency	West Dorset Co Const
Member or Parliament	Chris Loder
Contact Details	Contact Chris Loder
Political Party	Conservative

What Council is the DT2 7BQ Postcode in?

The Council for this Postcode is Dorset Council, who are a Unitary authority. This means that they are responsible for providing education, libraries and maintaining highways as well as normal council duties such as council tax, rubbish collection, housing, environmental health and planning.

You can visit the website for Dorset at the following link Dorset.

How much is the Council Tax?

Dorset Council is responsible for collecting council tax. This will vary depending on which council tax band the property falls within. You can check the council tax band at the gov.uk website.

Once you know the council tax band you can view how much Dorset charge for that band by visiting the The Council Tax section of their website.

Planning Applications

When moving house to a new post code it is worth checking out what will be built in the neighbourhood.

Few people want to live next door to a building site, have their garden overlooked or have the views from their property ruined.

Visit the local planning department and search for planning applications in this postcode granted within the last three years or still awaiting a decision. This will give an indication of what could still be built.

Where can I find out where the nearest Library to the DT2 7BQ Postcode is?

Libraries are the responsibility of Dorset council

Visit the link for more information. Please note that some councils outsource library services to private companies and community groups ran by volunteers.

Libraries - Dorset Council

House Sales in DT2 7BQ

Yearly House Sales for DT2 7BQ
Year	High	Low	Average	Sales
2016	£330,000	£330,000	£330,000	1
2020	£176,830	£176,830	£176,830	1

Postcodes near the DT2 7BQ Postcode

DT2 7DW DT2 7BZ DT2 7DP DT2 7BY Cranes Meadow DT2 7BH Landscombe Vale

What Popular Supermarkets are near the DT2 7BQ Postcode?

Popular Supermarkets near DT2 7BQ
Supermarket	Distance	Directions
Sainsburys, Ludbourne Road, SHERBORNE, DT9 3ND	12.21 miles	Directions from DT2 7BQ to Sainsburys
Waitrose, Cheap Street, SHERBORNE, DT9 3BA	12.55 miles	Directions from DT2 7BQ to Waitrose
Lidl, The Grove, DORCHESTER, DT1 1XU	14.09 miles	Directions from DT2 7BQ to Lidl
Waitrose, Tudor Arcade, South Street, DORCHESTER, DT1 1BN	14.60 miles	Directions from DT2 7BQ to Waitrose
Waitrose, Queen Mother Square, Poundbury, DORCHESTER, DT1 3BW	14.64 miles	Directions from DT2 7BQ to Waitrose

What Popular Restaurants are near the DT2 7BQ Postcode?

Burger King Restaurants near DT2 7BQ
Burger King	Distance	Directions
2 Middle Street, Yeovil, BA20 1LZ	10.73 miles	Directions from DT2 7BQ to 2 Middle Street
A303/a37 Podimore, Yeovil, BA22 8JG	15.61 miles	Directions from DT2 7BQ to A303/a37 Podimore
Chickerell Link Road, Chickerell, DT3 4DG	16.04 miles	Directions from DT2 7BQ to Chickerell Link Road
48 Waterloo Road Poole, Poole, BH17 7LG	20.90 miles	Directions from DT2 7BQ to 48 Waterloo Road Poole

Mcdonald's Restaurants near DT2 7BQ
Mcdonald's	Distance	Directions
McDonald's, Bridport Road, DORCHESTER, DT2 9DL	9.39 miles	Directions from DT2 7BQ to McDonald's, Bridport Road, DORCHESTER, DT2 9DL
McDonald's, Flushing Meadow, YEOVIL, BA21 5DL	10.05 miles	Directions from DT2 7BQ to McDonald's, Flushing Meadow, YEOVIL, BA21 5DL
McDonald's, Lysander Road, YEOVIL, BA20 2AU	11.06 miles	Directions from DT2 7BQ to McDonald's, Lysander Road, YEOVIL, BA20 2AU
McDonald's, Lawrence Hill, WINCANTON, BA9 8AB	13.91 miles	Directions from DT2 7BQ to McDonald's, Lawrence Hill, WINCANTON, BA9 8AB

KFC Restaurants near DT2 7BQ
Restaurant	Distance	Directions
KFC, Western Avenue, Houndstone Business Park, YEOVIL, BA22 8YQ	12.30 miles	Directions from DT2 7BQ to KFC Yeovil - Western Avenue
KFC, Lawrence Hill, WINCANTON, BA9 8AB	13.91 miles	Directions from DT2 7BQ to KFC Wincanton - Lawrence Hill
KFC, Ivy Cross, SHAFTESBURY, SP7 8DS	15.59 miles	Directions from DT2 7BQ to KFC Shaftsbury - Ivy Cross
KFC, Jubilee Retail Park, Jubilee Close, WEYMOUTH, DT4 7BG	15.80 miles	Directions from DT2 7BQ to KFC Weymouth - Jubilee Close
KFC, Wessex Gate Retail Park, Broadstone Way, POOLE, BH15 3TE	20.89 miles	Directions from DT2 7BQ to KFC Poole - Wessex Gate Retail Park