DT11
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Blandford Forum, 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 DT11 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In DT11, 87.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How DT11 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is DT11 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DT11 at a rate of 42.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.2 per 1,000 people across DT.
In August 2026 alone, 148 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DT11.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (502), anti-social behaviour (315) and other crime (176).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DT11 was 43.0 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 DT11, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DT11 has no single figure. Of its 16 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in DT11
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorset 006A | 1,798 | 44.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.0% |
| Dorset 006B | 1,452 | 24.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 82.4% |
| Dorset 006C | 1,547 | 28.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.1% |
| Dorset 009A | 1,972 | 21.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.6% |
| Dorset 009B | 2,582 | 64.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.4% |
| Dorset 009C | 1,826 | 45.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 92.2% |
| Dorset 009D | 2,642 | 18.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 83.7% |
| Dorset 011A | 1,733 | 42.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Dorset 011B | 2,215 | 51.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.1% |
| Dorset 011C | 1,979 | 47.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.7% |
| Dorset 011D | 2,047 | 95.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 81.2% |
| Dorset 011E | 2,385 | 41.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.2% |
| Dorset 014A | 1,430 | 27.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 31.2% |
| Dorset 014B | 1,208 | 19.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.1% |
| Dorset 014C | 1,304 | 25.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 33.9% |
| Dorset 014D | 1,967 | 32.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.9% |
MPs for DT11
- Simon HoareConservativeMP for North Dorset97% of DT11’s postcodes
- Vikki SladeLiberal DemocratMP for Mid Dorset and North Poole2.0% of DT11’s postcodes
- Edward MorelloLiberal DemocratMP for West Dorset0.7% of DT11’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 DT114
Postcode sectors in DT115
Council1
Towns in DT111
Postcode districts next to DT117
More in the DT postcode area2
DT11 in brief
DT11 is a postcode district covering Blandford Forum, in Dorset.
About 31,163 people lived in DT11 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £355,000 in 2025 across 459 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 42.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DT11 was £355,000 in 2025.
DT11 had 30,280 usual residents at the census.
In DT11, 87.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In DT11, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.