DT8 3PJ postcode in Beaminster, Dorset

DT8 3PJ is a postcode in Beaminster, in the Beaminster ward of Dorset. It is in the West Dorset parliamentary constituency and the Dorset police force area, and has been in use since December 2000.

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 DT8 3PJ can get it Across Dorset: 77% Typical price £330,000 Homes sold in DT8 3, last 12 months. ▼ 4.3% on the year before Nearest station Crewkerne 7.0 km in a straight line

Where DT8 3PJ is, and what is near it

Map of DT8 3PJ and what is near it Map of DT8 3PJ: its centre point, with the 233 other postcodes in the DT8 3 sector, 3 schools (1 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, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. DT8 3AA: also in DT8 3DT8 3AB: also in DT8 3DT8 3AE: also in DT8 3DT8 3AG: also in DT8 3DT8 3AH: also in DT8 3DT8 3AL: also in DT8 3DT8 3AN: also in DT8 3DT8 3AS: also in DT8 3DT8 3AW: also in DT8 3DT8 3AX: also in DT8 3DT8 3BE: also in DT8 3DT8 3BG: also in DT8 3DT8 3BH: also in DT8 3DT8 3BJ: also in DT8 3DT8 3BN: also in DT8 3DT8 3BP: also in DT8 3DT8 3BQ: also in DT8 3DT8 3BS: also in DT8 3DT8 3BT: also in DT8 3DT8 3BU: also in DT8 3DT8 3BW: also in DT8 3DT8 3BX: also in DT8 3DT8 3BY: also in DT8 3DT8 3BZ: also in DT8 3DT8 3DA: also in DT8 3DT8 3DB: also in DT8 3DT8 3DD: also in DT8 3DT8 3DE: also in DT8 3DT8 3DF: also in DT8 3DT8 3DG: also in DT8 3DT8 3DH: also in DT8 3DT8 3DJ: also in DT8 3DT8 3DN: also in DT8 3DT8 3DP: also in DT8 3DT8 3DQ: also in DT8 3DT8 3DR: also in DT8 3DT8 3DW: also in DT8 3DT8 3DZ: also in DT8 3DT8 3EF: also in DT8 3DT8 3EH: also in DT8 3DT8 3EN: also in DT8 3DT8 3EP: also in DT8 3DT8 3EQ: also in DT8 3DT8 3ER: also in DT8 3DT8 3ES: also in DT8 3DT8 3EW: also in DT8 3DT8 3EX: also in DT8 3DT8 3EZ: also in DT8 3DT8 3FD: also in DT8 3DT8 3FE: also in DT8 3DT8 3FF: also in DT8 3DT8 3FH: also in DT8 3DT8 3FP: also in DT8 3DT8 3FR: also in DT8 3DT8 3LR: also in DT8 3DT8 3LS: also in DT8 3DT8 3PP: also in DT8 3DT8 3PR: also in DT8 3DT8 3PS: also in DT8 3DT8 3PW: also in DT8 3DT8 3SA: also in DT8 3DT8 3SL: also in DT8 3DT8 3SN: also in DT8 3DT8 3SP: also in DT8 3DT8 3SR: also in DT8 3DT8 3SS: also in DT8 3 Mountjoy School 700 mGP 8.8 kmMaiden Newton station 13.2 kmBeaminster DT8 3PJ Map of DT8 3PJ and what is near it Map of DT8 3PJ: its centre point, with the 233 other postcodes in the DT8 3 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 8.8 kmBeaminster DT8 3PJ
  • DT8 3PJ
  • Other postcodes in DT8 3: press one for its page
  • 3 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 50.8129, longitude -2.7495)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after DT8 3PJ?

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 DT8 3PJ?

Every home and business at DT8 3PJ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

DT8 3PJ 100% Dorset 77%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

DT8 3PJ 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 DT8 3PJ?

BinDayBuddy has not read Dorset Council's days for DT8 3PJ today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for DT8 3PJ 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 DT8 3PJ 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 DT8 3PJ.

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 DT8 3PJ: 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 DT8 3PJ 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 DT8 3PJ?

Homes in DT8 3 sold for a typical £330,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 93 sales, down 4.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£330,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£345,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £410,000 39 sales
  • Semi-detached £300,000 29 sales
  • Terraced £281,250 24 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

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

Across the whole DT8 district: a typical £330,000 from 93 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 DT8 3PJ

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in DT8 3PJ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 October 2025. The middle sale was £485,000, from £250,000 to £525,000. Across DT8 3, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £330,000. 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 DT8 3PJ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 760 homes in the neighbourhood around DT8 3PJ. The largest share of them, 22%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (36%). 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 DT8 3PJ

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 £4,608 (band G); band B, the most common, is £2,151.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 120 (16%)£1,843
Band Babout 170 (22%)£2,151
Band Cabout 120 (16%)£2,458
Band Dabout 120 (16%)£2,765
Band Eabout 140 (18%)£3,379
Band Fabout 70 (9%)£3,994
Band Gabout 20 (3%)£4,608
Band Hwithheld£5,530

When the homes were built

  1. 20% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 15% 1945 to 1964
  5. 11% 1965 to 1982
  6. 36% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 7% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: 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 DT8 3PJ is in (ONS area E01020495), 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 DT8 3PJ?

The nearest open schools to DT8 3PJ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DT8 3PJ, 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 DT8 3PJ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DT8 3PJ is Crewkerne Rail Station, 7.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Crewkerne Rail Station Railway station 7.0 kmDrive
  • Maiden Newton Rail Station Railway station 13.2 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 St James, 257 m away.

More stations near DT8 3PJ, 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 DT8 3PJ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DT8 3PJ, 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 DT8 3PJ?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of DT8 3PJ 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 DT8 3PJ?

The nearest to the centre of DT8 3PJ, 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 DT8 3PJ?

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 DT8 3PJ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DT8 3PJ, 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 DT8 3PJ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DT8 3PJ, 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 DT8 3PJ?

The nearest vets to the centre of DT8 3PJ 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 DT8 3PJ in a conservation area?

The centre of DT8 3PJ 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 DT8 3PJ?

Police.uk records 9 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DT8 3PJ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences4 reports
Anti-social behaviour3 reports
Vehicle crime1 report
Other theft1 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 DT8 3PJ

Ward
Beaminster
Parish
Beaminster
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Beaminster
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
December 2000

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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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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