DT2 8RY postcode in Puddletown, Dorset

DT2 8RY is a postcode in Puddletown, in the Puddletown & Lower Winterborne ward of Dorset. It is in the North Dorset parliamentary constituency and the Dorset police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 DT2 8RY can get it Across Dorset: 77% Typical price £345,000 Homes sold in DT2 8, last 12 months. ▼ 5.5% on the year before Nearest station Moreton (Dorset) 5.6 km in a straight line

Where DT2 8RY is, and what is near it

Map of DT2 8RY and what is near it Map of DT2 8RY: its centre point, with the 346 other postcodes in the DT2 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. DT2 8FS: also in DT2 8DT2 8FY: also in DT2 8DT2 8GD: also in DT2 8DT2 8GX: also in DT2 8DT2 8GY: also in DT2 8DT2 8GZ: also in DT2 8DT2 8RR: also in DT2 8DT2 8RS: also in DT2 8DT2 8RT: also in DT2 8DT2 8RU: also in DT2 8DT2 8RX: also in DT2 8DT2 8RZ: also in DT2 8DT2 8SA: also in DT2 8DT2 8SD: also in DT2 8DT2 8SE: also in DT2 8DT2 8SF: also in DT2 8DT2 8SG: also in DT2 8DT2 8SH: also in DT2 8DT2 8SJ: also in DT2 8DT2 8SL: also in DT2 8DT2 8SN: also in DT2 8DT2 8SQ: also in DT2 8DT2 8SS: also in DT2 8DT2 8ST: also in DT2 8DT2 8SW: also in DT2 8DT2 8SY: also in DT2 8DT2 8SZ: also in DT2 8DT2 8TA: also in DT2 8DT2 8TD: also in DT2 8DT2 8TH: also in DT2 8DT2 8TJ: also in DT2 8DT2 8TL: also in DT2 8DT2 8TQ: also in DT2 8DT2 8UE: also in DT2 8DT2 8UG: also in DT2 8DT2 8UZ: also in DT2 8DT2 8WY: also in DT2 8DT2 8XF: also in DT2 8DT2 8XG: also in DT2 8DT2 8XH: also in DT2 8 Bus stop 400 mBus stop 400 mSchool 850 mSchool 5.4 kmAtrium Health Centre 7.8 kmCrossways DT2 8RY Map of DT2 8RY and what is near it Map of DT2 8RY: its centre point, with the 346 other postcodes in the DT2 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Bus stop 400 mBus stop 400 mSchool 5.4 kmCrossways DT2 8RY
  • DT2 8RY
  • Other postcodes in DT2 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 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 50.7476, longitude -2.3441)

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 8RY?

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 8RY?

Every home and business at DT2 8RY can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

DT2 8RY 100% Dorset 77%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

DT2 8RY 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 DT2 8RY?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for DT2 8RY.

Check the bin days for DT2 8RY 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 DT2 8RY 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 8RY.

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 8RY: 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 8RY is in one of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for it at 19:44 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 19:44 on 22 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 8RY?

Homes in DT2 8 sold for a typical £345,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 98 sales, down 5.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£345,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£365,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 5.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £410,000 40 sales
  • Semi-detached £332,500 24 sales
  • Terraced £287,500 26 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £175,070 8 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 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 DT2 8RY

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in DT2 8RY from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 August 2024. 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 8RY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,250 homes in the neighbourhood around DT2 8RY. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (28%). 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 DT2 8RY

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.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (3%)£1,843
Band Babout 190 (15%)£2,151
Band Cabout 310 (25%)£2,458
Band Dabout 260 (21%)£2,765
Band Eabout 230 (18%)£3,379
Band Fabout 150 (12%)£3,994
Band Gabout 60 (5%)£4,608
Band Habout 10 (1%)£5,530

When the homes were built

  1. 28% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 16% 1965 to 1982
  6. 20% 1983 to 1999
  7. 13% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. 6% 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 8RY is in (ONS area E01020540), rounded by the VOA.

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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 DT2 8RY?

The nearest open schools to DT2 8RY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DT2 8RY, 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 DT2 8RY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DT2 8RY is Moreton (Dorset) Rail Station, 5.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Moreton (Dorset) Rail Station Railway station 5.6 kmDrive
  • Dorchester South Rail Station Railway station 7.8 kmDrive

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Bellbury Close, 33 m away.

More stations near DT2 8RY, 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 DT2 8RY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DT2 8RY, 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 DT2 8RY?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of DT2 8RY 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.

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

Which dentists are near DT2 8RY?

The nearest to the centre of DT2 8RY, 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 DT2 8RY?

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 pharmacies are near DT2 8RY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DT2 8RY, 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 DT2 8RY?

The nearest vets to the centre of DT2 8RY 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 DT2 8RY in a conservation area?

The centre of DT2 8RY 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 8RY?

Police.uk records 8 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DT2 8RY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences3 reports
Anti-social behaviour2 reports
Other theft2 reports
Burglary1 report

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 DT2 8RY

Ward
Puddletown & Lower Winterborne
Parish
Athelhampton and Puddletown
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Puddletown
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to 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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DT2 8RX70 mDT2 8SG70 mDT2 8SN100 mDT2 8SQ110 mDT2 8SL120 mDT2 8SW130 m
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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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