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

DT1 1QW 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 1QW 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

- **50 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 32% on July. Dorset 031C: 102 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.4413,50.7102,DT11QW
- **Dorchester West, 120 m**: About 1 minute on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4413,50.7102,DT11QW
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4413,50.7102,DT11QW
- **No property in DT1 1QW 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=-2.4413,50.7102,DT11QW
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Dorset 031C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4413,50.7102,DT11QW
- **£325,154 average price**: For the whole of Dorset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4413,50.7102,DT11QW
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4413,50.7102,DT11QW
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4413,50.7102,DT11QW
- **80% can get gigabit broadband at DT1 1QW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4413,50.7102,DT11QW
- **Loud road and rail noise at DT1 1QW**: Road 65 dB, rail 47 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4413,50.7102,DT11QW
- **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=-2.4413,50.7102,DT11QW
- **5.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4413,50.7102,DT11QW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dorchester Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dorchester-middle-school-e138186) | Secondary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sunninghill Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sunninghill-preparatory-school-e113927) | Independent | 650 m (8 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 | 860 m (11 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 | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Thomas Hardye School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-thomas-hardye-school-e137163) | Secondary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 47.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Manor Park Church of England First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manor-park-church-of-england-first-school-e149484) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [The Prince of Wales School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-prince-of-wales-school-e113747) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Damers First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/damers-first-school-e147559) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £195,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| February 2024 | £145,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| October 2025 | £395,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| February 2025 | £637,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2026 | £210,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| December 2025 | £235,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| February 2026 | £355,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Dorchester West (120 m, 2 minutes on foot); Dorchester South (300 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ATRIUM HEALTH CENTRE (220 m); QUEENS AVENUE SURGERY (330 m)
- Pharmacies: TOUT'S PHARMACY DORCHESTER (220 m); VICTORIA PARK PHARMACY (360 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (480 m); BOOTS (590 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (860 m)
- Dental practices: A COUNTRY PRACTICE (170 m); DORCHESTER ORTHODONTIC CLINIC (330 m); THE GARDENS DENTAL PRACTICE (330 m); SOUTH COAST DENTAL SPECIALISTS (400 m); ROYAL TERRACE DENTAL PRACTICE (460 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Dorchester (310 m, Iceland); Spar - Maud Road (360 m, Spar); Co-op Trinity Square Dorchester (390 m, The Co-operative Group); Cook Dorchester (610 m, Cook); Waitrose Dorchester (610 m, Waitrose)

## 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 031C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.3** (2025). Dorset 031C has a deprivation score of 22.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,904th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £235,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dorset 031C was £235,000 in 2025. Joint 9,935th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,554** (2021). Dorset 031C had 1,554 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,564th 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: 89.0%** (January 2026). In Dorset 031C, 89.0% 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: 50.7102, -2.4413

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=-2.4413,50.7102,DT11QW

## How to cite

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