# DT8 3EL: area report for a postcode in Dorset

DT8 3EL 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 DT8 3EL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) › [DT8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt8) › [DT8 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt8-3)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July. Dorset 019C: 36 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7357,50.8135,DT83EL
- **Crewkerne, 7.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7357,50.8135,DT83EL
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7357,50.8135,DT83EL
- **1 of 9 properties in DT8 3EL at medium risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.7357,50.8135,DT83EL
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Dorset 019C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7357,50.8135,DT83EL
- **£325,154 average price**: For the whole of Dorset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7357,50.8135,DT83EL
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7357,50.8135,DT83EL
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7357,50.8135,DT83EL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DT8 3EL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7357,50.8135,DT83EL
- **Low road and rail noise at DT8 3EL**: Road 43 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7357,50.8135,DT83EL
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-2.7357,50.8135,DT83EL
- **3.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7357,50.8135,DT83EL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Beaminster School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beaminster-school-e113884) | Secondary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Beaminster St Mary's Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beaminster-st-marys-academy-e140560) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mountjoy School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mountjoy-school-e113957) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £490,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2026 | £460,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| August 2026 | £520,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| October 2025 | £305,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| February 2025 | £670,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 330 m |
| September 2025 | £445,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 410 m |
| March 2026 | £295,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 430 m |
| February 2026 | £370,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 440 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BARTON HOUSE MED PRACTICE (480 m)
- Pharmacies: BEAMINSTER PHARMACY (550 m)
- Dental practices: THE MINSTER DENTAL HEALTH CENTRE (600 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Beaminster (580 m, The Co-operative Group); Spar - Beaminster (950 m, Spar)

## 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 019C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.7** (2025). Dorset 019C has a deprivation score of 27.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,447th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £330,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dorset 019C was £330,000 in 2025. Joint 13,011th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,599** (2021). Dorset 019C had 1,599 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,168th 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: 85.5%** (January 2026). In Dorset 019C, 85.5% 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.

## DT8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £342,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DT8 was £342,500 in 2025. Joint 842nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 6,177** (2021). DT8 had 6,177 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 526th 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 92%** (2022). About 92% of people in DT8 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: 70.1%** (January 2026). In DT8, 70.1% 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: 50.8135, -2.7357

Council: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [West Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-dorset): Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat), 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=-2.7357,50.8135,DT83EL

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