# DT10 1FW: area report for a postcode in Dorset

DT10 1FW 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 DT10 1FW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) › [DT10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt10) › [DT10 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt10-1)

## Around this postcode

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 67% on July. Dorset 005F: 91 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.3043,50.9330,DT101FW
- **Templecombe, 11 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.3043,50.9330,DT101FW
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.3043,50.9330,DT101FW
- **No property in DT10 1FW 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=-2.3043,50.9330,DT101FW
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Dorset 005F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.3043,50.9330,DT101FW
- **£325,154 average price**: For the whole of Dorset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.3043,50.9330,DT101FW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.3043,50.9330,DT101FW
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.3043,50.9330,DT101FW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DT10 1FW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.3043,50.9330,DT101FW
- **Low road and rail noise at DT10 1FW**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.3043,50.9330,DT101FW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-2.3043,50.9330,DT101FW
- **4.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.3043,50.9330,DT101FW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sturminster Newton High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sturminster-newton-high-school-e149657) | Secondary | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 41.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Yewstock School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/yewstock-school-e113965) | Special | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, March 2023 | – |
| [William Barnes Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-barnes-primary-school-e113676) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2026 | £430,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2026 | £750,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| April 2025 | £307,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2025 | £330,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| December 2024 | £425,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| August 2026 | £205,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| May 2024 | £425,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| July 2025 | £390,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BLACKMORE VALE PARTNERSHIP (540 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (750 m)
- Dental practices: STURMINSTER DENTAL CARE LIMITED (630 m); OLD MARKET DENTAL PRACTICE (670 m); THE OLD MALT HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (950 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Station Road Sturminster Newton (590 m, The Southern Co-operative)

## 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 005F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.6** (2025). Dorset 005F has a deprivation score of 24.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,335th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £295,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dorset 005F was £295,000 in 2025. Joint 15,719th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,334** (2021). Dorset 005F had 1,334 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,657th 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: 71.5%** (January 2026). In Dorset 005F, 71.5% 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.

## DT10 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £330,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DT10 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: 11,961** (2021). DT10 had 11,961 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 839th 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: 73%** (2022). About 73% of people in DT10 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: 90.0%** (January 2026). In DT10, 90.0% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset)
- Centre: 50.9330, -2.3043

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

## Your MP

- [North Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-dorset): Simon Hoare (Conservative), 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=-2.3043,50.9330,DT101FW

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