DT2 9EF postcode in Dorset, England

DT2 9EF is a postcode in Dorset, in the Chesil Bank ward. It is in the West 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 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Dorset: 77% Typical price £357,500 Homes sold in DT2 9, last 12 months. ▼ 4.7% on the year before Nearest station Maiden Newton 6.9 km in a straight line

Where DT2 9EF is, and what is near it

Map of DT2 9EF and what is near it Map of DT2 9EF: its centre point, with the 320 other postcodes in the DT2 9 sector, 2 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. DT2 9AA: also in DT2 9DT2 9AB: also in DT2 9DT2 9AD: also in DT2 9DT2 9AE: also in DT2 9DT2 9AF: also in DT2 9DT2 9AG: also in DT2 9DT2 9AH: also in DT2 9DT2 9AJ: also in DT2 9DT2 9AL: also in DT2 9DT2 9AN: also in DT2 9DT2 9AP: also in DT2 9DT2 9AQ: also in DT2 9DT2 9AR: also in DT2 9DT2 9AS: also in DT2 9DT2 9AT: also in DT2 9DT2 9AU: also in DT2 9DT2 9AW: also in DT2 9DT2 9AX: also in DT2 9DT2 9AY: also in DT2 9DT2 9DH: also in DT2 9DT2 9DP: also in DT2 9DT2 9DR: also in DT2 9DT2 9DW: also in DT2 9DT2 9EB: also in DT2 9DT2 9ED: also in DT2 9DT2 9EE: also in DT2 9DT2 9EG: also in DT2 9DT2 9EU: also in DT2 9DT2 9EX: also in DT2 9DT2 9GD: also in DT2 9DT2 9GE: also in DT2 9DT2 9HN: also in DT2 9DT2 9HT: also in DT2 9DT2 9HU: also in DT2 9DT2 9HW: also in DT2 9DT2 9JB: also in DT2 9DT2 9TE: also in DT2 9 School 5.4 kmMaiden Newton station 6.9 kmDorchester West station 12.2 kmCharminster St Mary's DT2 9EF Map of DT2 9EF and what is near it Map of DT2 9EF: its centre point, with the 320 other postcodes in the DT2 9 sector, 2 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. 2 places, 5.4–12.2 kmCharminster St Mary's DT2 9EF
  • DT2 9EF
  • Other postcodes in DT2 9: 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 50.7249, longitude -2.6148)

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 9EF?

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 9EF?

None of the homes and businesses at DT2 9EF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Dorset: 77%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0% can get it

Dorset: 98%

The line marks the figure across Dorset.

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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 9EF?

BinDayBuddy has not read Dorset Council's days for DT2 9EF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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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 9EF 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 9EF.

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 9EF: 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 9EF is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 08:11 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 08:11 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 9EF?

Homes in DT2 9 sold for a typical £357,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 96 sales, down 4.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£357,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£375,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £475,000 35 sales
  • Semi-detached £345,000 28 sales
  • Terraced £307,500 24 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £182,500 9 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 9EF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DT2 9EF 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

What council tax band are homes near DT2 9EF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,110 homes in the neighbourhood around DT2 9EF. The largest share of them, 23%, are in council tax band E. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (45%). 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 9EF

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 E, the most common, is £3,379.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (4%)£1,843
Band Babout 80 (7%)£2,151
Band Cabout 220 (20%)£2,458
Band Dabout 220 (20%)£2,765
Band Eabout 250 (23%)£3,379
Band Fabout 180 (16%)£3,994
Band Gabout 110 (10%)£4,608
Band Habout 10 (1%)£5,530

When the homes were built

  1. 45% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 12% 1965 to 1982
  6. 25% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. 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 9EF is in (ONS area E01020512), 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 9EF?

The nearest open schools to DT2 9EF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DT2 9EF, 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 9EF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DT2 9EF is Maiden Newton Rail Station, 6.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Maiden Newton Rail Station Railway station 6.9 kmDrive
  • Dorchester West Rail Station Railway station 12.2 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 9EF, and how we find them

Source: 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 9EF?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of DT2 9EF 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 9EF?

The nearest to the centre of DT2 9EF, 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 9EF?

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 vets are near DT2 9EF?

The nearest vets to the centre of DT2 9EF 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 9EF in a conservation area?

The centre of DT2 9EF 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 9EF?

Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of DT2 9EF 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 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 9EF

Ward
Chesil Bank
Parish
Long Bredy and Kingston Russell
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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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

DT2 9AA700 mDT2 9JB1.3 kmDT2 9AB1.3 kmDT2 9EE1.3 kmDT2 9EX1.7 kmDT2 9DP1.7 km
All of DT2

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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