DT6 5JF postcode in Dorset, England

DT6 5JF 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.

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 at DT6 5JF can get it Across Dorset: 77% Typical price £297,000 Homes sold in DT6 5, last 12 months. ▼ 1% on the year before Nearest station Crewkerne 10.4 km in a straight line

Where DT6 5JF is, and what is near it

Map of DT6 5JF and what is near it Map of DT6 5JF: its centre point, with the 235 other postcodes in the DT6 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. DT6 5DB: also in DT6 5DT6 5FE: also in DT6 5DT6 5FT: also in DT6 5DT6 5HX: also in DT6 5DT6 5HY: also in DT6 5DT6 5HZ: also in DT6 5DT6 5JB: also in DT6 5DT6 5JD: also in DT6 5DT6 5JE: also in DT6 5DT6 5JG: also in DT6 5DT6 5JH: also in DT6 5DT6 5JN: also in DT6 5DT6 5JP: also in DT6 5DT6 5JQ: also in DT6 5DT6 5JW: also in DT6 5DT6 5LD: also in DT6 5DT6 5LG: also in DT6 5DT6 5LH: also in DT6 5DT6 5LL: also in DT6 5DT6 5LP: also in DT6 5DT6 5LQ: also in DT6 5DT6 5LR: also in DT6 5DT6 5LS: also in DT6 5DT6 5LT: also in DT6 5DT6 5LW: also in DT6 5DT6 5NB: also in DT6 5DT6 5ND: also in DT6 5DT6 5NF: also in DT6 5DT6 5NG: also in DT6 5DT6 5NH: also in DT6 5DT6 5NN: also in DT6 5DT6 5NQ: also in DT6 5DT6 5PD: also in DT6 5DT6 5PQ: also in DT6 5DT6 5QS: also in DT6 5DT6 5RH: also in DT6 5DT6 5RT: also in DT6 5 2 schools, 4.1–4.6 kmSchool 4.3 kmGP 5.2 kmBridport DT6 5JF Map of DT6 5JF and what is near it Map of DT6 5JF: its centre point, with the 235 other postcodes in the DT6 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 4.3 kmCrewkerne station 10.4 kmBridport DT6 5JF
  • DT6 5JF
  • Other postcodes in DT6 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 2 GP practices
  • 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 50.7802, longitude -2.7782)

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 DT6 5JF?

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 DT6 5JF?

29% of the homes and businesses at DT6 5JF cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s) from a line or fixed wireless, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

DT6 5JF 0% Dorset 77%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

DT6 5JF 0% Dorset 98%
Cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s)29%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 DT6 5JF?

BinDayBuddy has not read Dorset Council's days for DT6 5JF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for DT6 5JF 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 DT6 5JF 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 DT6 5JF.

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 DT6 5JF: 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 DT6 5JF 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.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near DT6 5JF?

Homes in DT6 5 sold for a typical £297,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 57 sales, down 1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£297,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£300,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £532,000 17 sales
  • Semi-detached £280,000 7 sales
  • Terraced £265,000 27 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £153,875 6 sales

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

Across the whole DT6 district: a typical £355,000 from 303 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 DT6 5JF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DT6 5JF 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 DT6 5JF

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at DT6 5JF. 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 Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near DT6 5JF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,080 homes in the neighbourhood around DT6 5JF. The largest share of them, 23%, 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 DT6 5JF

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 70 (6%)£1,843
Band Babout 230 (21%)£2,151
Band Cabout 250 (23%)£2,458
Band Dabout 190 (18%)£2,765
Band Eabout 140 (13%)£3,379
Band Fabout 120 (11%)£3,994
Band Gabout 70 (6%)£4,608
Band Habout 10 (1%)£5,530

When the homes were built

  1. 28% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 11% 1965 to 1982
  6. 23% 1983 to 1999
  7. 13% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 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 DT6 5JF is in (ONS area E01020536), 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 DT6 5JF?

The nearest open schools to DT6 5JF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DT6 5JF, 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 DT6 5JF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DT6 5JF is Crewkerne Rail Station, 10.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Crewkerne Rail Station Railway station 10.4 kmDrive
  • Maiden Newton Rail Station Railway station 14.7 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 DT6 5JF, 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 DT6 5JF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DT6 5JF, 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 DT6 5JF?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of DT6 5JF 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 Map

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

Which dentists are near DT6 5JF?

The nearest to the centre of DT6 5JF, 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 DT6 5JF?

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 DT6 5JF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DT6 5JF, 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 DT6 5JF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DT6 5JF, 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 DT6 5JF?

The nearest vets to the centre of DT6 5JF 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 DT6 5JF in a conservation area?

The centre of DT6 5JF 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 DT6 5JF?

Police.uk records 3 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DT6 5JF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences1 report
Public order1 report
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 DT6 5JF

Ward
Eggardon
Parish
Netherbury
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.

DT6 5JE670 mDT6 5JG760 mDT6 5NG900 mDT6 5JN970 mDT6 5JD1.0 kmDT6 5NF1.2 km
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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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