# DT11 7AU: area report for a postcode in Dorset

DT11 7AU 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 DT11 7AU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) › [DT11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt11) › [DT11 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt11-7)

## Around this postcode

- **43 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 48% on July. Dorset 011D: 96 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1657,50.8565,DT117AU
- **No station within 15 km**: Rail, Tube, tram and metro stations. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1657,50.8565,DT117AU
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1657,50.8565,DT117AU
- **No property in DT11 7AU 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=-2.1657,50.8565,DT117AU
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Dorset 011D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1657,50.8565,DT117AU
- **£325,154 average price**: For the whole of Dorset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1657,50.8565,DT117AU
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1657,50.8565,DT117AU
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1657,50.8565,DT117AU
- **68.9% can get gigabit broadband at DT11 7AU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1657,50.8565,DT117AU
- **Low road and rail noise at DT11 7AU**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1657,50.8565,DT117AU
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-2.1657,50.8565,DT117AU
- **5.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1657,50.8565,DT117AU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Forum Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-forum-centre-e131827) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | – |
| [The Blandford School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-blandford-school-e113888) | Secondary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 43.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blandford-st-mary-church-of-england-primary-school-e141046) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/archbishop-wake-church-of-england-primary-school-e141043) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Milldown CofE Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/milldown-cofe-academy-e146153) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bryanston School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bryanston-school-e113910) | Independent | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £166,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £172,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| March 2025 | £141,440 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| November 2025 | £120,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| March 2026 | £192,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| August 2023 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2025 | £140,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| January 2026 | £163,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE BLANDFORD GROUP PRACTICE (280 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (50 m); BLANDFORD PHARMACY (180 m)
- Dental practices: ALASKA HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY (240 m); GENTLE DENTAL BLANDFORD (310 m); EAST STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (330 m); BLANDFORD DENTAL CENTRE (350 m); COLOSSEUM DENTAL (DIPLOMAT HOUSE) (410 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Blandford Forum (80 m, Iceland); Morrisons Blandford Forum (160 m, Morrisons); M&S Blandford Forum Foodhall (440 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Blandford Forum Superstore (760 m, Tesco)

## 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 011D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 23.2** (2025). Dorset 011D has a deprivation score of 23.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,271st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £141,440** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dorset 011D was £141,440 in 2025. 1,957th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,047** (2021). Dorset 011D had 2,047 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,595th most 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: 81.2%** (January 2026). In Dorset 011D, 81.2% 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.

## DT11 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £355,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DT11 was £355,000 in 2025. Joint 766th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 30,280** (2021). DT11 had 30,280 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 910th most 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: 28%** (2022). About 28% of people in DT11 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: 87.1%** (January 2026). In DT11, 87.1% 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: 50.8565, -2.1657

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=-2.1657,50.8565,DT117AU

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