# DT10 Postcode district covering Stalbridge, Sturminster Newton and Marnhull, in Dorset. DT10 is a postcode district covering Stalbridge, Sturminster Newton and Marnhull, in Dorset. Median sale price £330,000 in 2025. Postcode district. Code DT10. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [DT](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt) 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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) ## Key figures - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt10#f-house-sales-median-price - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt10#f-population - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt10#f-radon-affected-share - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt10#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=DT10) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 73% of people in DT10 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=DT10) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 224 homes were sold in DT10 in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=DT10) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for DT10. - [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=DT10) (Census 2021, England and Wales): DT10 had 11,961 usual residents at the census. ## How DT10 compares Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers. | Measure | DT10 | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £330,000 | joint 3rd cheapest | 11 postcode districts, DT · 2025 | | Population | 11,961 | 3rd least populated | 11 postcode districts, DT · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 73% | 3rd fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 11 postcode districts, DT · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 90.0% | highest | 11 postcode districts, DT · Jan 2026 | ## 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 the DT postcode area. 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 Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in DT10 | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Dorset 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020433) | 1,771 | 19.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.2% | | [Dorset 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020434) | 1,785 | 42.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.0% | | [Dorset 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020449) | 2,036 | 25.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 88.3% | | [Dorset 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020458) | 2,193 | 60.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 89.2% | | [Dorset 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01034376) | 1,318 | 48.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.6% | | [Dorset 005F](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01034377) | 1,334 | 90.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 71.5% | | [Dorset 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020448) | 1,980 | 27.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.7% | ## Your MP - [North Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-dorset): Simon Hoare (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 99% of the people here. - [West Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-dorset): Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 0.4% of the people here. - [Glastonbury and Somerton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/glastonbury-and-somerton): Sarah Dyke (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 0.2% of the people here. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Middle areas in DT10 [Sturminster Newton & Stalbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/sturminster-newton-and-stalbridge) ## Postcode sectors in DT10 [DT10 1 (227 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt10-1), [DT10 2 (242 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt10-2), [DT10 9 (9 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt10-9) ## Council [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) ## Postcode districts next to DT10 [BA8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba8), [DT2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt2), [DT9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt9), [DT11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt11), [SP7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sp7), [SP8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sp8) ## More in the DT postcode area [All DT postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) ## 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. About 73% of people in DT10 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In DT10, 90.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Postcode district - Code: DT10 - Postcode area: [DT](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt) - Constituency: [North Dorset †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-dorset) - Council: [Dorset †](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) - Area: 117 km² - People, mid-2024: 12,389* - Neighbourhoods: 7 - Output areas: 41 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [DT11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt11), [DT2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt2), [DT9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt9), [SP8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sp8), [SP7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sp7), [BA8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba8) ## Latest updates for DT10 - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/DT10 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt10, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt10#f-house-sales-median-price. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). 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