# DT2

Postcode district covering Dorset, in Dorset.

DT2 is a postcode district covering Dorset, in Dorset. Median sale price £370,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 28.9 per 1,000 people. About 26,699 people.

Postcode district. Code DT2. 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 DT2 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £370,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DT2 was £370,000 in 2025. Joint 700th 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/dt2#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 26,042** (2021). DT2 had 26,042 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,117th 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt2#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 80%** (2022). About 80% of people in DT2 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/dt2#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 62.0%** (January 2026). In DT2, 62.0% 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/dt2#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=DT2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 80% of people in DT2 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=DT2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 386 homes were sold in DT2 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=DT2) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for DT2.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=DT2) (Census 2021, England and Wales): DT2 had 26,042 usual residents at the census.

## How DT2 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | DT2 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £370,000 | joint 2nd most expensive | 11 postcode districts, DT · 2025 |
| Population | 26,042 | 3rd most populated | 11 postcode districts, DT · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 80% | 4th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 11 postcode districts, DT · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 62.0% | 3rd lowest | 11 postcode districts, DT · Jan 2026 |

## Is DT2 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DT2 at a rate of 28.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.2 per 1,000 people across the DT postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 64 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DT2.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (306), other crime (139) and anti-social behaviour (136).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DT2 was 32.4 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 DT2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DT2 has no single figure. Of its 12 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in DT2

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dorset 019E](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020530) | 1,871 | 24.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 72.7% |
| [Dorset 019F](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020534) | 2,147 | 37.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 22.4% |
| [Dorset 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020509) | 2,837 | 29.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 79.7% |
| [Dorset 022B](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020510) | 2,423 | 19.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.0% |
| [Dorset 022C](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020529) | 2,275 | 12.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 52.1% |
| [Dorset 022D](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020539) | 2,089 | 37.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 90.1% |
| [Dorset 022E](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020540) | 2,582 | 28.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 35.8% |
| [Dorset 035B](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020490) | 1,642 | 51.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 60.9% |
| [Dorset 036A](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020505) | 1,949 | 19.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.6% |
| [Dorset 036B](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020537) | 2,108 | 29.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 49.8% |
| [Dorset 036C](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020538) | 1,857 | 48.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 49.7% |
| [Dorset 036D](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020549) | 2,109 | 26.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 48.6% |

## Your MP

- [West Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-dorset): Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 73% of the people here.
- [South Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-dorset): Lloyd Hatton (Labour), MP since July 2024. 17% of the people here.
- [North Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-dorset): Simon Hoare (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 10% 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 DT2

[Charlton Down, Cerne Abbas & Puddletown](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/charlton-down-cerne-abbas-and-puddletown), [Owermoigne, Broadmayne & Winterbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/owermoigne-broadmayne-and-winterbourne)

## Postcode sectors in DT2

[DT2 0 (192 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt2-0), [DT2 7 (280 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt2-7), [DT2 8 (347 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt2-8), [DT2 9 (321 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt2-9)

## Council

[Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset)

## Postcode districts next to DT2

[BA22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ba22), [BH20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh20), [DT1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt1), [DT3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt3), [DT6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt6), [DT8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt8), [DT9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt9), [DT10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt10), [DT11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt11)

## Nearest rail stations

[Maiden Newton (2.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.5694,50.7800)

## 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)

## DT2 in brief

DT2 is a postcode district covering Dorset, in Dorset.
About 26,699 people lived in DT2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £370,000 in 2025 across 386 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 28.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DT2 was £370,000 in 2025.
DT2 had 26,042 usual residents at the census.
About 80% of people in DT2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In DT2, 62.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: DT2
- Postcode area: [DT](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt)
- Constituency: [West Dorset †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-dorset)
- Council: [Dorset †](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset)
- Area: 624 km²
- People, mid-2024: 26,699*
- Neighbourhoods: 12
- Output areas: 91

* 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

[DT9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt9), [DT3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt3), [BH20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh20), [DT11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt11), [DT6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt6), [DT8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt8)

## Latest updates for DT2

- 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/DT2

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt2, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt2#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/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt2