DT2 7FL postcode in Dorset, England
DT2 7FL is a postcode in Dorset, in the Blackmore Vale ward. It is in the North Dorset parliamentary constituency and the Dorset police force area, and has been in use since May 2018.
Where DT2 7FL is, and what is near it
- DT2 7FL
- Other postcodes in DT2 7: press one for its page
- 3 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 1 GP practice
- 2 bus stops
- 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 50.8751, longitude -2.4213)
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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after DT2 7FL?
- 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 7FL Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- DorsetPolice force area
- North DorsetParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Simon Hoare (Conservative), as Parliament lists them. Contact Simon Hoare
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 7FL?
Every home and business at DT2 7FL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Dorset: 77%
Dorset: 98%
The line marks the figure across Dorset.
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 7FL?
BinDayBuddy has not read Dorset Council's days for DT2 7FL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for DT2 7FL 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 7FL 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 7FL.
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 7FL: 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 7FL is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near DT2 7FL?
Homes in DT2 7 sold for a typical £430,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 68 sales, up 14.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £680,000 32 sales
- Semi-detached £415,000 13 sales
- Terraced £266,000 23 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 7FL
HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in DT2 7FL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 6 February 2026. 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 DT2 7FL?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 950 homes in the neighbourhood around DT2 7FL. The largest share of them, 22%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (31%). 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 60 (6%) | £1,843 |
| Band B | about 40 (4%) | £2,151 |
| Band C | about 210 (22%) | £2,458 |
| Band D | about 200 (21%) | £2,765 |
| Band E | about 180 (19%) | £3,379 |
| Band F | about 170 (18%) | £3,994 |
| Band G | about 70 (7%) | £4,608 |
| Band H | about 20 (2%) | £5,530 |
When the homes were built
- 31% Before 1900
- 1% 1900 to 1918
- 6% 1919 to 1939
- 12% 1945 to 1964
- 10% 1965 to 1982
- 17% 1983 to 1999
- 13% 2000 to 2009
- 6% 2010 to 2019
- 4% 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 DT2 7FL is in (ONS area E01020448), 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 7FL?
The nearest open schools to DT2 7FL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 7FL?
The nearest railway station to the centre of DT2 7FL is Sherborne Rail Station, 10.0 km away in a straight line.
- Sherborne Rail Station Railway station 10.0 kmDrive
- Chetnole Rail Station Railway station 10.7 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Halsey Arms, 241 m away.
More stations near DT2 7FL, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near DT2 7FL?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of DT2 7FL, 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.
- Cerne Abbas Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01300 341666 8.2 kmDrive
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 DT2 7FL?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of DT2 7FL 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 dentists are near DT2 7FL?
The nearest to the centre of DT2 7FL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Mydentist - Station Road - Stalbridge Phone 01963 363485 9.9 kmDrive
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 DT2 7FL?
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.
- Yeovil District Hospital Phone 01935 475122 16.9 kmDrive
- Blandford Community Hospital 17.8 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 7FL?
The nearest vets to the centre of DT2 7FL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Newton Clarke Vetinary Surgeons 10.3 kmDrive
- Blackmore Vale Veterinary Centre 10.3 kmDrive
- Friars Moor 10.5 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 7FL in a conservation area?
The centre of DT2 7FL 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 DT2 7FL?
Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of DT2 7FL 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 7FL
- Ward
- Blackmore Vale
- Parish
- Pulham
- Region
- South West
- Country
- England
- Rural or urban
- Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
- In use since
- May 2018
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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