DT2 0EU postcode in Dorset, England
DT2 0EU is a postcode in Dorset, in the Eggardon ward. It is in the West Dorset parliamentary constituency and the Dorset police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where DT2 0EU is, and what is near it
- DT2 0EU
- Other postcodes in DT2 0: press one for its page
- 2 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 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 50.7555, longitude -2.6053)
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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after DT2 0EU?
- DorsetCouncil, for all local services Dorset: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around DT2 0EU Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- DorsetPolice force area
- West DorsetParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat), as Parliament lists them. Contact Edward Morello
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 DT2 0EU?
Every home and business at DT2 0EU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
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 DT2 0EU?
BinDayBuddy has not read Dorset Council's days for DT2 0EU today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for DT2 0EU on BinDayBuddySource: 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 DT2 0EU 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 DT2 0EU.
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 DT2 0EU: 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 DT2 0EU is in one of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for it at 02:33 on 24 October 2026.
- Groundwater flooding in the West of DorsetFlood alert areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: Groundwater flooding in the West of Dorset
Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 02:33 on 24 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 DT2 0EU?
Homes in DT2 0 sold for a typical £366,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 44 sales, down 3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £535,000 21 sales
- Semi-detached £284,750 6 sales
- Terraced £252,500 17 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole DT2 district: a typical £360,000 from 306 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: 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 DT2 0EU
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DT2 0EU from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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
Food hygiene ratings at DT2 0EU
The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at DT2 0EU. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.
Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.
Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards AgencySource: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What council tax band are homes near DT2 0EU?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,020 homes in the neighbourhood around DT2 0EU. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (41%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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 £5,530 (band H); band C, the most common, is £2,458.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 70 (7%) | £1,843 |
| Band B | about 230 (23%) | £2,151 |
| Band C | about 270 (26%) | £2,458 |
| Band D | about 150 (15%) | £2,765 |
| Band E | about 110 (11%) | £3,379 |
| Band F | about 110 (11%) | £3,994 |
| Band G | about 70 (7%) | £4,608 |
| Band H | about 10 (1%) | £5,530 |
When the homes were built
- 41% Before 1900
- 1% 1900 to 1918
- 6% 1919 to 1939
- 10% 1945 to 1964
- 18% 1965 to 1982
- 12% 1983 to 1999
- 9% 2000 to 2009
- 2% 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
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 DT2 0EU is in (ONS area E01020534), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 DT2 0EU?
The nearest open schools to DT2 0EU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
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 DT2 0EU?
The nearest railway station to the centre of DT2 0EU is Maiden Newton Rail Station, 3.7 km away in a straight line.
- Maiden Newton Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle
- Dorchester West Rail Station Railway station 12.5 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.
More stations near DT2 0EU, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where can I charge an electric car near DT2 0EU?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of DT2 0EU on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which hospitals are nearest to DT2 0EU?
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.
- Bridport Community Hospital 11.7 kmDrive
- Dorset County Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2026 · Phone 01305 251150 12.1 kmDrive
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 vets are near DT2 0EU?
The nearest vets to the centre of DT2 0EU on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Synergy Farm Health 9.2 kmDrive
- Haydon Vets 9.7 kmDrive
- Castle Veterinary Clinic 11.3 kmDrive
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 DT2 0EU in a conservation area?
The centre of DT2 0EU is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:
Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.
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 DT2 0EU?
Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of DT2 0EU in the latest month it has published.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for DT2 0EU
- Ward
- Eggardon
- Parish
- Wynford Eagle
- Region
- South West
- Country
- England
- Rural or urban
- Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
- In use since
- January 1980
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
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