DT8
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Beaminster, Broadwindsor and Newtown, 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 DT8 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In DT8, 70.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How DT8 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is DT8 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DT8 at a rate of 25.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.2 per 1,000 people across DT.
In August 2026 alone, 11 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DT8.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (68), anti-social behaviour (36) and other crime (28).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DT8 was 33.1 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 DT8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DT8 has no single figure. Of its 4 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in DT8
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorset 019A | 1,265 | 20.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.7% |
| Dorset 019B | 1,394 | 28.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 86.7% |
| Dorset 019C | 1,599 | 36.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 85.5% |
| Dorset 019D | 1,767 | 17.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 23.3% |
MPs for DT8
- Edward MorelloLiberal DemocratMP for West Dorset100% of DT8’s postcodes
- Adam DanceLiberal DemocratMP for Yeovil0.4% of DT8’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 DT81
Postcode sectors in DT81
Council1
Postcode districts next to DT85
Nearest rail stations1
More in the DT postcode area2
DT8 in brief
DT8 is a postcode district covering Beaminster, Broadwindsor and Newtown, in Dorset.
About 6,405 people lived in DT8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £342,500 in 2025 across 106 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 25.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DT8 was £342,500 in 2025.
DT8 had 6,177 usual residents at the census.
In DT8, 70.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In DT8, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.