# DT1 1JZ: area report for a postcode in Dorset

DT1 1JZ is a postcode in Dorset.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Dorset. Open the map at DT1 1JZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) › [DT1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt1) › [DT1 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt1-1)

## Around this postcode

- **34 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 26% on July. Dorset 034A: 88 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.4316,50.7152,DT11JZ
- **Dorchester South, 770 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4316,50.7152,DT11JZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4316,50.7152,DT11JZ
- **No property in DT1 1JZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.4316,50.7152,DT11JZ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Dorset 034A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4316,50.7152,DT11JZ
- **£325,154 average price**: For the whole of Dorset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4316,50.7152,DT11JZ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4316,50.7152,DT11JZ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4316,50.7152,DT11JZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DT1 1JZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4316,50.7152,DT11JZ
- **Low road and rail noise at DT1 1JZ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4316,50.7152,DT11JZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.4316,50.7152,DT11JZ
- **4.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4316,50.7152,DT11JZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sunninghill Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sunninghill-preparatory-school-e113927) | Independent | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-first-school-dorchester-e140771) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | – |
| [St Osmund's Church of England Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-osmunds-church-of-england-middle-school-e147904) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Manor Park Church of England First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manor-park-church-of-england-first-school-e149484) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Dorchester Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dorchester-middle-school-e138186) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Thomas Hardye School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-thomas-hardye-school-e137163) | Secondary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 47.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Dorset Studio School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dorset-studio-school-e140977) | Secondary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 32.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Prince of Wales School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-prince-of-wales-school-e113747) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £138,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| January 2026 | £475,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| November 2023 | £247,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2025 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| January 2025 | £180,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| August 2023 | £147,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| April 2026 | £125,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Dorchester South (770 m, 10 minutes on foot); Dorchester West (900 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: FORDINGTON SURGERY (380 m); ATRIUM HEALTH CENTRE (680 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (390 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (420 m); TOUT'S PHARMACY DORCHESTER (680 m)
- Dental practices: PRINCESS STREET DENTAL CARE (500 m); SOUTH COAST DENTAL SPECIALISTS (500 m); A COUNTRY PRACTICE (710 m); ASPEN HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (760 m); ROYAL TERRACE DENTAL PRACTICE (780 m)
- Supermarkets: Waitrose Dorchester (300 m, Waitrose); Cook Dorchester (310 m, Cook); Co-op Trinity Square Dorchester (540 m, The Co-operative Group); Iceland Dorchester (570 m, Iceland); Lidl Dorchester (740 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £325,154** (July 2026). Dorset’s average house price was £325,154 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,462** (2025). Full-time workers living in Dorset earned a median of £37,462 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 140th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.7×** (2025). A home in Dorset costs 8.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 98th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 16.3** (2025). Dorset has a deprivation score of 16.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 116th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Dorset 034A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.9** (2025). Dorset 034A has a deprivation score of 27.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,332nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £203,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dorset 034A was £203,000 in 2025. Joint 6,907th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,625** (2021). Dorset 034A had 1,625 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,902nd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 84.2%** (January 2026). In Dorset 034A, 84.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## DT1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £330,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DT1 was £330,000 in 2025. Joint 898th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 21,358** (2021). DT1 had 21,358 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,377th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in DT1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.3%** (January 2026). In DT1, 89.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset)
- Centre: 50.7152, -2.4316

Council: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [West Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-dorset): Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.4316,50.7152,DT11JZ

## How to cite

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