DT postcode area: Dorchester

The DT postcode area is known as the Dorchester area. It is every postcode that begins DT followed by a number. It has 11 districts and 7,945 postcodes in use, across 3 councils.

Homes in the DT area sold for a typical £310,000 in the 12 months to August 2026. By district, that runs from £233,000 in DT5 (Weston) to £437,500 in DT7 (Lyme Regis).

For the town itself, see Dorchester postcodes.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The name is the one the area is commonly known by; it is not part of the ONS data. See all our data sources

Typical price £310,000 Homes sold in the DT area, last 12 months. ▼ 4.6% on the year before Cheapest to dearest district £233,000 to £437,500 DT5 (Weston) to DT7 (Lyme Regis) Gigabit broadband 4,592 of 7,780 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 1,077 of 7,945 postcodes in England have a home or business at risk; 3,207 homes and businesses at high or medium risk

Where it is

Latitude 50.7596

Longitude -2.4848

This is the middle of the postcodes in the DT area. An area can be many miles across, and we do not draw its boundary.

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it

What do homes cost in the DT area?

Homes in the DT area sold for a typical £310,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 2,979 sales, down 4.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£310,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£325,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.6% on the 12 months before

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Standard sales of homes at market value at the area's postcodes. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Each district below has its own, and each postcode page the figure for its sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

11 districts7,945 postcodes in use19 places3 councils
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How do the DT districts compare?

A district is the first half of a postcode. Each row gives its typical home price, how many of its postcodes can get gigabit broadband for every home, and how many have a home at flood risk. Each opens the district.

Prices: HM Land Registry, files dated 28 September 2026; the bar is set against the dearest district. Gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, counting postcodes. Flood: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026, postcodes in England with a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea. How we use them

One row for every district in the area. "No place listed" means no town or village is large enough to list for it.

Places in the DT area

Towns and villages with postcodes in the DT area, each with the typical price of a home there where at least 5 sold.

Weymouth£270,000Dorchester£290,000Bridport£325,000Sherborne£320,000Blandford Forum£290,000Lyme Regis£411,250Sturminster Newton£277,000Weston£230,000Fortuneswell£225,000Beaminster£330,000Milborne Port£278,000Chickerell£322,500Stalbridge£327,500Charmouth£530,000Pimperne£407,500Marnhull£375,000Crossways£316,000Puddletown£300,000Wool£300,000 All places A to Z

Councils in the DT area

How many of the area's postcodes fall under each council.

  • Dorset7,693 postcodes
  • Somerset160 postcodes
  • East Devon92 postcodes
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Near the DT area

The postcode areas whose centre points are nearest to this one's, nearest first.

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