# DT9 3LW: area report for a postcode in Dorset

DT9 3LW 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 DT9 3LW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) › [DT9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt9) › [DT9 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt9-3)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 18% on July. Dorset 004D: 115 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.5153,50.9457,DT93LW
- **Sherborne, 240 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5153,50.9457,DT93LW
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5153,50.9457,DT93LW
- **No property in DT9 3LW 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=-2.5153,50.9457,DT93LW
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Dorset 004D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5153,50.9457,DT93LW
- **£325,154 average price**: For the whole of Dorset, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5153,50.9457,DT93LW
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5153,50.9457,DT93LW
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5153,50.9457,DT93LW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DT9 3LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5153,50.9457,DT93LW
- **Low road and rail noise at DT9 3LW**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5153,50.9457,DT93LW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-2.5153,50.9457,DT93LW
- **5.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5153,50.9457,DT93LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sherborne School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sherborne-school-e113918) | Independent | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Sherborne Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sherborne-preparatory-school-e113917) | Independent | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Sherborne School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sherborne-school-for-girls-e113919) | Independent | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Harbour Vale School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harbour-vale-school-e146958) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | – |
| [Sherborne Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sherborne-primary-school-e144417) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sherborne-abbey-church-of-england-primary-school-e144414) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Gryphon School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-gryphon-school-e138471) | Secondary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | Attainment 8 of 47.4 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2026 | £545,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| August 2026 | £420,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2026 | £360,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2025 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2026 | £520,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2023 | £650,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Sherborne (240 m, 3 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE APPLES MEDICAL CENTRE (550 m); THE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE (850 m)
- Pharmacies: THE ABBEY PHARMACY (210 m); BOOTS (210 m); WELLBEING PHARMACY (210 m)
- Dental practices: WESSEX HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (100 m); SHERBORNE DENTAL CENTRE (420 m); BROOKLYN HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (420 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Sherborne (220 m, Sainsburys); Waitrose Sherborne (440 m, Waitrose); Morrisons Daily Sherborne (940 m, Morrisons)

## 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 004D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.6** (2025). Dorset 004D has a deprivation score of 15.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,035th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £325,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dorset 004D was £325,000 in 2025. Joint 13,409th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,481** (2021). Dorset 004D had 1,481 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,193rd least 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: 78.7%** (January 2026). In Dorset 004D, 78.7% 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.

## DT9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £335,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DT9 was £335,000 in 2025. Joint 877th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 22,350** (2021). DT9 had 22,350 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,323rd 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: 84%** (2022). About 84% of people in DT9 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: 72.9%** (January 2026). In DT9, 72.9% 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: 50.9457, -2.5153

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=-2.5153,50.9457,DT93LW

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