DT1 3GP postcode in Dorchester, Dorset

DT1 3GP is a postcode in Dorchester, in the Dorchester Poundbury ward of Dorset. It is in the West Dorset parliamentary constituency and the Dorset police force area, and has been in use since June 1996.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at DT1 3GP can get it Across Dorset: 77% Typical price £375,000 Homes sold in DT1 3, last 12 months. ▼ 4.5% on the year before Nearest station Dorchester West 1.2 km in a straight line

Where DT1 3GP is, and what is near it

Map of DT1 3GP and what is near it Map of DT1 3GP: its centre point, with the 230 other postcodes in the DT1 3 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 9 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. DT1 3AB: also in DT1 3DT1 3AD: also in DT1 3DT1 3AE: also in DT1 3DT1 3AF: also in DT1 3DT1 3AG: also in DT1 3DT1 3AH: also in DT1 3DT1 3AJ: also in DT1 3DT1 3AL: also in DT1 3DT1 3AN: also in DT1 3DT1 3AP: also in DT1 3DT1 3AQ: also in DT1 3DT1 3AR: also in DT1 3DT1 3AS: also in DT1 3DT1 3AT: also in DT1 3DT1 3AU: also in DT1 3DT1 3AW: also in DT1 3DT1 3AX: also in DT1 3DT1 3AY: also in DT1 3DT1 3AZ: also in DT1 3DT1 3BB: also in DT1 3DT1 3BD: also in DT1 3DT1 3BE: also in DT1 3DT1 3BG: also in DT1 3DT1 3BH: also in DT1 3DT1 3BJ: also in DT1 3DT1 3BL: also in DT1 3DT1 3BN: also in DT1 3DT1 3BP: also in DT1 3DT1 3BQ: also in DT1 3DT1 3BS: also in DT1 3DT1 3BT: also in DT1 3DT1 3BU: also in DT1 3DT1 3BW: also in DT1 3DT1 3BX: also in DT1 3DT1 3BY: also in DT1 3DT1 3DA: also in DT1 3DT1 3DB: also in DT1 3DT1 3DD: also in DT1 3DT1 3DE: also in DT1 3DT1 3DF: also in DT1 3DT1 3DH: also in DT1 3DT1 3DJ: also in DT1 3DT1 3DL: also in DT1 3DT1 3DN: also in DT1 3DT1 3DP: also in DT1 3DT1 3DR: also in DT1 3DT1 3DU: also in DT1 3DT1 3DW: also in DT1 3DT1 3DX: also in DT1 3DT1 3DZ: also in DT1 3DT1 3EB: also in DT1 3DT1 3ED: also in DT1 3DT1 3EE: also in DT1 3DT1 3ET: also in DT1 3DT1 3EU: also in DT1 3DT1 3EW: also in DT1 3DT1 3EX: also in DT1 3DT1 3EY: also in DT1 3DT1 3EZ: also in DT1 3DT1 3FA: also in DT1 3DT1 3FB: also in DT1 3DT1 3FD: also in DT1 3DT1 3FH: also in DT1 3DT1 3FR: also in DT1 3DT1 3GA: also in DT1 3DT1 3GB: also in DT1 3DT1 3GD: also in DT1 3DT1 3GE: also in DT1 3DT1 3GF: also in DT1 3DT1 3GG: also in DT1 3DT1 3GH: also in DT1 3DT1 3GJ: also in DT1 3DT1 3GL: also in DT1 3DT1 3GN: also in DT1 3DT1 3GQ: also in DT1 3DT1 3GR: also in DT1 3DT1 3GS: also in DT1 3DT1 3GT: also in DT1 3DT1 3GU: also in DT1 3DT1 3GW: also in DT1 3DT1 3GX: also in DT1 3DT1 3GY: also in DT1 3DT1 3GZ: also in DT1 3DT1 3HB: also in DT1 3DT1 3HQ: also in DT1 3DT1 3HS: also in DT1 3DT1 3HT: also in DT1 3DT1 3HU: also in DT1 3DT1 3JR: also in DT1 3DT1 3JS: also in DT1 3DT1 3JT: also in DT1 3DT1 3JU: also in DT1 3DT1 3JW: also in DT1 3DT1 3JZ: also in DT1 3DT1 3LE: also in DT1 3DT1 3LG: also in DT1 3DT1 3LJ: also in DT1 3DT1 3LL: also in DT1 3DT1 3LN: also in DT1 3DT1 3LP: also in DT1 3DT1 3LQ: also in DT1 3DT1 3QY: also in DT1 3DT1 3RA: also in DT1 3DT1 3RB: also in DT1 3DT1 3RD: also in DT1 3DT1 3RE: also in DT1 3DT1 3RF: also in DT1 3DT1 3RG: also in DT1 3DT1 3RH: also in DT1 3DT1 3RJ: also in DT1 3DT1 3RL: also in DT1 3DT1 3RN: also in DT1 3DT1 3RP: also in DT1 3DT1 3RQ: also in DT1 3DT1 3RR: also in DT1 3DT1 3RS: also in DT1 3DT1 3RT: also in DT1 3DT1 3RW: also in DT1 3DT1 3RX: also in DT1 3DT1 3RY: also in DT1 3DT1 3RZ: also in DT1 3DT1 3SA: also in DT1 3DT1 3SB: also in DT1 3DT1 3SD: also in DT1 3DT1 3SE: also in DT1 3DT1 3SF: also in DT1 3DT1 3SG: also in DT1 3DT1 3SH: also in DT1 3DT1 3SJ: also in DT1 3DT1 3SL: also in DT1 3DT1 3SN: also in DT1 3DT1 3SP: also in DT1 3DT1 3SQ: also in DT1 3DT1 3SR: also in DT1 3DT1 3SS: also in DT1 3DT1 3ST: also in DT1 3DT1 3SU: also in DT1 3DT1 3SW: also in DT1 3DT1 3SX: also in DT1 3DT1 3TA: also in DT1 3DT1 3TB: also in DT1 3DT1 3TD: also in DT1 3DT1 3TE: also in DT1 3DT1 3TF: also in DT1 3DT1 3TG: also in DT1 3DT1 3TH: also in DT1 3DT1 3TJ: also in DT1 3DT1 3TL: also in DT1 3DT1 3TN: also in DT1 3DT1 3TP: also in DT1 3DT1 3TQ: also in DT1 3DT1 3TR: also in DT1 3DT1 3TS: also in DT1 3DT1 3TT: also in DT1 3DT1 3UX: also in DT1 3DT1 3UZ: also in DT1 3DT1 3WA: also in DT1 3DT1 3WB: also in DT1 3DT1 3WE: also in DT1 3DT1 3WF: also in DT1 3DT1 3WG: also in DT1 3DT1 3WH: also in DT1 3DT1 3WJ: also in DT1 3DT1 3WL: also in DT1 3DT1 3WN: also in DT1 3DT1 3WP: also in DT1 3DT1 3WQ: also in DT1 3DT1 3WR: also in DT1 3DT1 3WS: also in DT1 3DT1 3WT: also in DT1 3DT1 3WU: also in DT1 3DT1 3WW: also in DT1 3DT1 3WX: also in DT1 3DT1 3WY: also in DT1 3 School 800 mDorchester South station 1.6 kmDorchester DT1 3GP Map of DT1 3GP and what is near it Map of DT1 3GP: its centre point, with the 230 other postcodes in the DT1 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 9 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Dorchester Poundbury DT1 3GP
  • DT1 3GP
  • Other postcodes in DT1 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.7110, longitude -2.4595)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after DT1 3GP?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at DT1 3GP?

Every home and business at DT1 3GP can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

DT1 3GP 100% Dorset 77%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

DT1 3GP 100% Dorset 98%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at DT1 3GP?

BinDayBuddy has not read Dorset Council's days for DT1 3GP today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for DT1 3GP on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is DT1 3GP at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include DT1 3GP.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Dorset

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for DT1 3GP: 4,861 properties in Dorset are at high risk (1.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Dorset

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of DT1 3GP is in one of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for it at 10:31 on 23 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 10:31 on 23 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near DT1 3GP?

Homes in DT1 3 sold for a typical £375,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 89 sales, down 4.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£375,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£392,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £665,000 14 sales
  • Semi-detached £492,500 8 sales
  • Terraced £497,500 26 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £220,000 41 sales

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

Across the whole DT1 district: a typical £295,000 from 325 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in DT1 3GP

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in DT1 3GP from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 17 December 2024. The middle sale was £675,000, from £535,000 to £685,000. Across DT1 3, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £375,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near DT1 3GP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,180 homes in the neighbourhood around DT1 3GP. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (25%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around DT1 3GP

Band D in Dorset for 2026‑27: £2,765. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,843 (band A) to £4,608 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,458.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 80 (7%)£1,843
Band Babout 240 (20%)£2,151
Band Cabout 350 (30%)£2,458
Band Dabout 250 (21%)£2,765
Band Eabout 120 (10%)£3,379
Band Fabout 120 (10%)£3,994
Band Gabout 20 (2%)£4,608
Band Hwithheld£5,530

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 25% 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. 17% 1983 to 1999
  7. 16% 2000 to 2009
  8. 25% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

Averages for Dorset before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of DT1 3GP is in (ONS area E01020528), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near DT1 3GP?

The nearest open schools to DT1 3GP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DT1 3GP, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to DT1 3GP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DT1 3GP is Dorchester West Rail Station, 1.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Dorchester West Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmWalk
  • Dorchester South Rail Station Railway station 1.6 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Mansell Square, 147 m away.

More stations near DT1 3GP, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near DT1 3GP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DT1 3GP, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near DT1 3GP?

1 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of DT1 3GP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 450 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.4 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.5 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near DT1 3GP?

The nearest to the centre of DT1 3GP, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to DT1 3GP?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near DT1 3GP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DT1 3GP, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near DT1 3GP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DT1 3GP, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near DT1 3GP?

The nearest vets to the centre of DT1 3GP on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is DT1 3GP in a conservation area?

The centre of DT1 3GP is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near DT1 3GP?

Police.uk records 112 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DT1 3GP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences38 reports
Anti-social behaviour35 reports
Shoplifting10 reports
Public order9 reports
Criminal damage and arson6 reports
Other theft4 reports

Also: burglary 3, vehicle crime 3, bicycle theft 2, theft from the person 1, robbery 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for DT1 3GP

Ward
Dorchester Poundbury
Parish
Dorchester
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Dorchester
Rural or urban
Urban, further from a major town or city
In use since
June 1996

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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