DT10
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Stalbridge, Sturminster Newton and Marnhull, in Dorset.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an DT10 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In DT10, 90.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How DT10 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is DT10 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DT10 at a rate of 43.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.2 per 1,000 people across DT.
In August 2026 alone, 58 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DT10.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (216), anti-social behaviour (154) and other crime (78).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DT10 was 38.7 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in DT10, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DT10 has no single figure. Of its 7 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in DT10
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorset 005A | 1,771 | 19.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.2% |
| Dorset 005B | 1,785 | 42.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.0% |
| Dorset 005C | 2,036 | 25.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 88.3% |
| Dorset 005D | 2,193 | 60.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 89.2% |
| Dorset 005E | 1,318 | 48.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.6% |
| Dorset 005F | 1,334 | 90.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 71.5% |
| Dorset 014E | 1,980 | 27.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.7% |
MPs for DT10
- Simon HoareConservativeMP for North Dorset99% of DT10’s postcodes
- Edward MorelloLiberal DemocratMP for West Dorset0.4% of DT10’s postcodes
- Sarah DykeLiberal DemocratMP for Glastonbury and Somerton0.2% of DT10’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in DT101
Postcode sectors in DT103
Council1
Postcode districts next to DT106
More in the DT postcode area2
DT10 in brief
DT10 is a postcode district covering Stalbridge, Sturminster Newton and Marnhull, in Dorset.
About 12,389 people lived in DT10 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £330,000 in 2025 across 224 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 43.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DT10 was £330,000 in 2025.
DT10 had 11,961 usual residents at the census.
In DT10, 90.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In DT10, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.