DT9 6AW postcode in Sherborne, Dorset

DT9 6AW is a postcode in Sherborne, in the Sherborne West ward of Dorset. 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 100% of homes and businesses at DT9 6AW can get it Across Dorset: 77% Typical price £350,000 Homes sold in DT9 6, last 12 months. ▲ 11.1% on the year before Nearest station Sherborne 1.3 km in a straight line

Where DT9 6AW is, and what is near it

Map of DT9 6AW and what is near it Map of DT9 6AW: its centre point, with the 235 other postcodes in the DT9 6 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. DT9 6AA: also in DT9 6DT9 6AB: also in DT9 6DT9 6AE: also in DT9 6DT9 6AF: also in DT9 6DT9 6AG: also in DT9 6DT9 6AH: also in DT9 6DT9 6AJ: also in DT9 6DT9 6AL: also in DT9 6DT9 6AN: also in DT9 6DT9 6AP: also in DT9 6DT9 6AQ: also in DT9 6DT9 6AR: also in DT9 6DT9 6AS: also in DT9 6DT9 6AT: also in DT9 6DT9 6AU: also in DT9 6DT9 6AX: also in DT9 6DT9 6AY: also in DT9 6DT9 6AZ: also in DT9 6DT9 6BA: also in DT9 6DT9 6BD: also in DT9 6DT9 6BE: also in DT9 6DT9 6BG: also in DT9 6DT9 6BH: also in DT9 6DT9 6BL: also in DT9 6DT9 6BP: also in DT9 6DT9 6BQ: also in DT9 6DT9 6BS: also in DT9 6DT9 6BT: also in DT9 6DT9 6BU: also in DT9 6DT9 6BW: also in DT9 6DT9 6BX: also in DT9 6DT9 6BY: also in DT9 6DT9 6BZ: also in DT9 6DT9 6DA: also in DT9 6DT9 6DB: also in DT9 6DT9 6DD: also in DT9 6DT9 6DE: also in DT9 6DT9 6DF: also in DT9 6DT9 6DG: also in DT9 6DT9 6DH: also in DT9 6DT9 6DJ: also in DT9 6DT9 6DL: also in DT9 6DT9 6DN: also in DT9 6DT9 6DQ: also in DT9 6DT9 6DR: also in DT9 6DT9 6DS: also in DT9 6DT9 6DT: also in DT9 6DT9 6DU: also in DT9 6DT9 6DW: also in DT9 6DT9 6DX: also in DT9 6DT9 6DY: also in DT9 6DT9 6DZ: also in DT9 6DT9 6EA: also in DT9 6DT9 6EB: also in DT9 6DT9 6ED: also in DT9 6DT9 6EE: also in DT9 6DT9 6EG: also in DT9 6DT9 6EQ: also in DT9 6DT9 6EU: also in DT9 6DT9 6EX: also in DT9 6DT9 6FD: also in DT9 6DT9 6FH: also in DT9 6DT9 6PS: also in DT9 6DT9 6SW: also in DT9 6DT9 6SX: also in DT9 6 GP 1.8 kmThornford station 4.8 kmYetminster DT9 6AW Map of DT9 6AW and what is near it Map of DT9 6AW: its centre point, with the 235 other postcodes in the DT9 6 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Milborne Port Surgery 5.2 kmYetminster DT9 6AW
  • DT9 6AW
  • Other postcodes in DT9 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 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 50.9410, longitude -2.5313)

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 DT9 6AW?

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 DT9 6AW?

Every home and business at DT9 6AW can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

DT9 6AW 100% Dorset 77%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

DT9 6AW 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 DT9 6AW?

BinDayBuddy has not read Dorset Council's days for DT9 6AW today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for DT9 6AW 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 DT9 6AW 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 DT9 6AW.

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 DT9 6AW: 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 DT9 6AW 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 DT9 6AW?

Homes in DT9 6 sold for a typical £350,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 83 sales, up 11.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£350,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£315,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 11.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £472,500 43 sales
  • Semi-detached £300,000 25 sales
  • Terraced £255,000 10 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £125,000 5 sales

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

Across the whole DT9 district: a typical £326,250 from 282 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 DT9 6AW

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in DT9 6AW from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 24 October 2025. 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

Food hygiene ratings at DT9 6AW

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at DT9 6AW. 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 DT9 6AW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 530 homes in the neighbourhood around DT9 6AW. The largest share of them, 42%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 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

Council tax bands of the homes around DT9 6AW

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 £3,379 (band E); band B, the most common, is £2,151.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 90 (17%)£1,843
Band Babout 220 (42%)£2,151
Band Cabout 130 (25%)£2,458
Band Dabout 80 (15%)£2,765
Band Eabout 10 (2%)£3,379
Band Ffewer than 5£3,994
Band Gfewer than 5£4,608
Band Hfewer than 5£5,530

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 21% 1919 to 1939
  4. 21% 1945 to 1964
  5. 31% 1965 to 1982
  6. 27% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 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 DT9 6AW is in (ONS area E01020547), 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 DT9 6AW?

The nearest open schools to DT9 6AW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DT9 6AW, 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 DT9 6AW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DT9 6AW is Sherborne Rail Station, 1.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Sherborne Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
  • Thornford Rail Station Railway station 4.8 kmCycle

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

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest South Avenue, 182 m away.

More stations near DT9 6AW, 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 DT9 6AW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DT9 6AW, 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 DT9 6AW?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of DT9 6AW 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 DT9 6AW?

The nearest to the centre of DT9 6AW, 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 DT9 6AW?

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 DT9 6AW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DT9 6AW, 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 DT9 6AW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DT9 6AW, 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 DT9 6AW?

The nearest vets to the centre of DT9 6AW 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 DT9 6AW in a conservation area?

The centre of DT9 6AW 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 DT9 6AW?

Police.uk records 49 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DT9 6AW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences19 reports
Anti-social behaviour15 reports
Shoplifting6 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports
Public order2 reports
Burglary2 reports

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 DT9 6AW

Ward
Sherborne West
Parish
Sherborne
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Sherborne
Rural or urban
Urban, 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.

DT9 6AP60 mDT9 6BG80 mDT9 6AY90 mDT9 6BA90 mDT9 6AL100 mDT9 6AR130 m
All of DT9

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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