# DT1 2QN: area report for a postcode in Dorset

DT1 2QN 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 2QN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) › [DT1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt1) › [DT1 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt1-2)

## Around this postcode

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 25% on July. Dorset 034E: 43 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.4449,50.7047,DT12QN
- **Dorchester West, 710 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4449,50.7047,DT12QN
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4449,50.7047,DT12QN
- **No property in DT1 2QN 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=-2.4449,50.7047,DT12QN
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Dorset 034E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4449,50.7047,DT12QN
- **£325,154 average price**: For the whole of Dorset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4449,50.7047,DT12QN
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4449,50.7047,DT12QN
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4449,50.7047,DT12QN
- **No gigabit broadband at DT1 2QN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4449,50.7047,DT12QN
- **Low road and rail noise at DT1 2QN**: Road 54 dB, rail 43 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4449,50.7047,DT12QN
- **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=-2.4449,50.7047,DT12QN
- **5.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4449,50.7047,DT12QN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dorchester Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dorchester-middle-school-e138186) | Secondary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Prince of Wales School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-prince-of-wales-school-e113747) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [The Thomas Hardye School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-thomas-hardye-school-e137163) | Secondary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 47.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Osmund's Church of England Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-osmunds-church-of-england-middle-school-e147904) | Secondary | 940 m (12 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 | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-first-school-dorchester-e140771) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | – |
| [Sunninghill Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sunninghill-preparatory-school-e113927) | Independent | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Dorchester Learning Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dorchester-learning-centre-e130316) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £442,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £431,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2026 | £275,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| October 2023 | £403,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2023 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2025 | £457,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £390,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £356,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Dorchester West (720 m, 9 minutes on foot); Dorchester South (740 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: QUEENS AVENUE SURGERY (340 m); ATRIUM HEALTH CENTRE (820 m)
- Pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (220 m); VICTORIA PARK PHARMACY (620 m); TOUT'S PHARMACY DORCHESTER (820 m)
- Dental practices: A COUNTRY PRACTICE (820 m); SPECIAL CARE DENTISTRY SERVICE (930 m); DORCHESTER ORTHODONTIC CLINIC (950 m); THE GARDENS DENTAL PRACTICE (950 m); SOUTH COAST DENTAL SPECIALISTS (990 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Dorchester Superstore (340 m, Tesco); Spar - Maud Road (640 m, Spar); Iceland Dorchester (960 m, Iceland)

## 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 034E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.5** (2025). Dorset 034E has a deprivation score of 9.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,117th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £385,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dorset 034E was £385,000 in 2025. Joint 9,448th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,449** (2021). Dorset 034E had 1,449 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,525th least 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: 88.7%** (January 2026). In Dorset 034E, 88.7% 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: 50.7047, -2.4449

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=-2.4449,50.7047,DT12QN

## How to cite

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