# DT9 4QG: area report for a postcode in Dorset

DT9 4QG 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 4QG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) › [DT9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt9) › [DT9 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt9-4)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Dorset 008C: 21 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.5721,50.9561,DT94QG
- **Yeovil Pen Mill, 3.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5721,50.9561,DT94QG
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5721,50.9561,DT94QG
- **No property in DT9 4QG 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=-2.5721,50.9561,DT94QG
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Dorset 008C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5721,50.9561,DT94QG
- **£328,589 average price**: For the whole of Dorset, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5721,50.9561,DT94QG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5721,50.9561,DT94QG
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5721,50.9561,DT94QG
- **No gigabit broadband at DT9 4QG**: Superfast for 92.9%, 7.1% can't get decent broadband. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5721,50.9561,DT94QG
- **Low road and rail noise at DT9 4QG**: Road 42 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5721,50.9561,DT94QG
- **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=-2.5721,50.9561,DT94QG
- **5.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5721,50.9561,DT94QG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Trent Young's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trent-youngs-cofe-primary-school-e142963) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 95% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £570,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2023 | £315,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2025 | £395,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2026 | £780,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| October 2025 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 330 m |
| September 2024 | £1,100,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| November 2025 | £565,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 390 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £328,589** (August 2026). Dorset’s average house price was £328,589 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 8.8×** (2025). A home in Dorset costs 8.8 times local full-time pay. 97th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 008C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.9** (2025). Dorset 008C has a deprivation score of 15.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,367th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £480,506** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dorset 008C was £480,506 in 2025. 5,295th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,110** (2021). Dorset 008C had 2,110 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,803rd 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: 49.7%** (January 2026). In Dorset 008C, 49.7% 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: 50.9561, -2.5721

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), August 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=-2.5721,50.9561,DT94QG

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