DT9
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Sherborne and Milborne Port, in Dorset and Somerset.
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 DT9 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In DT9, 72.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How DT9 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is DT9 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DT9 at a rate of 46.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.2 per 1,000 people across DT.
In August 2026 alone, 88 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DT9.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (379), anti-social behaviour (278) and other crime (139).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DT9 was 50.4 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 DT9, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DT9 has no single figure. Of its 14 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in DT9
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorset 004A | 1,329 | 38.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.9% |
| Dorset 004B | 1,454 | 68.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.4% |
| Dorset 004C | 1,606 | 40.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.1% |
| Dorset 004D | 1,481 | 115.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 78.7% |
| Dorset 004E | 1,135 | 63.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| Dorset 004F | 1,766 | 70.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 73.9% |
| Dorset 004G | 1,592 | 33.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.7% |
| Dorset 008A | 1,872 | 57.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 49.0% |
| Dorset 008B | 2,116 | 23.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 57.2% |
| Dorset 008C | 2,110 | 20.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 49.7% |
| Dorset 008D | 1,698 | 26.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 17.9% |
| South Somerset 005A | 1,793 | 47.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 81.1% |
| South Somerset 008C | 1,740 | 50.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 78.7% |
| South Somerset 008D | 1,468 | 39.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 67.2% |
MPs for DT9
- Edward MorelloLiberal DemocratMP for West Dorset82% of DT9’s postcodes
- Sarah DykeLiberal DemocratMP for Glastonbury and Somerton17% of DT9’s postcodes
- Simon HoareConservativeMP for North Dorset0.2% of DT9’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 DT92
Postcode sectors in DT95
Councils DT9 covers2
Towns in DT91
Postcode districts next to DT96
Nearest rail stations3
More in the DT postcode area2
DT9 in brief
DT9 is a postcode district covering Sherborne and Milborne Port, in Dorset and Somerset.
About 23,291 people lived in DT9 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £335,000 in 2025 across 352 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 46.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DT9 was £335,000 in 2025.
DT9 had 22,350 usual residents at the census.
In DT9, 72.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In DT9, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.