DT2 8 postcode sector in the DT2 district

DT2 8 is a sector of the DT2 district: every postcode that starts DT2 8. It has 347 postcodes in use, 6 of them large-user postcodes. A large-user postcode is one Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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Every postcode in the DT2 8 sector, by gigabit broadband

Map of every postcode in the DT2 8 sector, by gigabit broadband Of the 347 postcodes in the DT2 8 sector that ONS places, 112 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 74 have some that can, 159 can all get it and 2 have no Ofcom figure. 4 groups of postcodes without gigabit are outlined: 34 postcodes without gigabit; 11 postcodes without gigabit; 8 postcodes without gigabit; 7 postcodes without gigabit. Places named: Dorchester, Crossways, Puddletown. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 2.5 km. 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for allDT2 8GB: gigabit for allDT2 8GG: gigabit for allDT2 8GL: gigabit for allDT2 8GR: gigabit for allDT2 8GS: gigabit for allDT2 8GT: gigabit for allDT2 8GW: gigabit for allDT2 8HA: gigabit for allDT2 8JF: gigabit for allDT2 8JL: gigabit for allDT2 8JR: gigabit for allDT2 8JT: gigabit for allDT2 8JZ: gigabit for allDT2 8LD: gigabit for allDT2 8LN: gigabit for allDT2 8LQ: gigabit for allDT2 8LT: gigabit for allDT2 8LU: gigabit for allDT2 8LW: gigabit for allDT2 8LX: gigabit for allDT2 8NP: gigabit for allDT2 8NS: gigabit for allDT2 8NT: gigabit for allDT2 8NU: gigabit for allDT2 8NZ: gigabit for allDT2 8PF: gigabit for allDT2 8PG: gigabit for allDT2 8PH: gigabit for allDT2 8PL: gigabit for allDT2 8PN: gigabit for allDT2 8PS: gigabit for allDT2 8PT: gigabit for allDT2 8PU: gigabit for allDT2 8PW: gigabit for allDT2 8PX: gigabit for allDT2 8PZ: gigabit for allDT2 8QB: gigabit for allDT2 8QD: gigabit for allDT2 8QF: gigabit for allDT2 8QG: gigabit for allDT2 8QH: gigabit for allDT2 8QN: gigabit for allDT2 8QQ: gigabit for allDT2 8QU: gigabit for allDT2 8QZ: gigabit for allDT2 8RB: gigabit for allDT2 8RD: gigabit for allDT2 8RE: gigabit for allDT2 8RG: gigabit for allDT2 8RH: gigabit for allDT2 8RN: gigabit for allDT2 8RY: gigabit for allDT2 8SA: gigabit for allDT2 8SG: gigabit for allDT2 8SR: gigabit for allDT2 8UD: gigabit for allDT2 8UH: gigabit for allDT2 8UL: gigabit for allDT2 8UN: gigabit for allDT2 8UP: gigabit for allDT2 8UQ: gigabit for allDT2 8US: gigabit for allDT2 8UX: gigabit for allDT2 8WJ: gigabit for allDT2 8WN: gigabit for allDT2 8WP: gigabit for allDT2 8WR: gigabit for allDT2 8XJ: gigabit for allDT2 8XU: gigabit for allDT2 8BG: some gigabitDT2 8BH: some gigabitDT2 8BL: some gigabitDT2 8BN: some gigabitDT2 8BP: some gigabitDT2 8BQ: some gigabitDT2 8BS: some gigabitDT2 8BW: some gigabitDT2 8DD: some gigabitDT2 8DE: some gigabitDT2 8DQ: some gigabitDT2 8DU: some gigabitDT2 8DW: some gigabitDT2 8EX: some gigabitDT2 8FZ: some gigabitDT2 8GE: some gigabitDT2 8GF: some gigabitDT2 8GN: some gigabitDT2 8HF: some gigabitDT2 8HZ: some gigabitDT2 8JG: some gigabitDT2 8JN: some gigabitDT2 8JP: some gigabitDT2 8JW: some gigabitDT2 8JY: some gigabitDT2 8LB: some gigabitDT2 8LL: some gigabitDT2 8LS: some gigabitDT2 8LY: some gigabitDT2 8LZ: some gigabitDT2 8ND: some gigabitDT2 8NE: some gigabitDT2 8NF: some gigabitDT2 8NG: some gigabitDT2 8NN: some gigabitDT2 8NR: some gigabitDT2 8NY: some gigabitDT2 8PD: some gigabitDT2 8PE: some gigabitDT2 8PY: some gigabitDT2 8QE: some gigabitDT2 8QJ: some gigabitDT2 8QL: some gigabitDT2 8QR: some gigabitDT2 8QW: some gigabitDT2 8QX: some gigabitDT2 8QY: some gigabitDT2 8RA: some gigabitDT2 8RF: some gigabitDT2 8RJ: some gigabitDT2 8RL: some gigabitDT2 8RQ: some gigabitDT2 8RW: some gigabitDT2 8RX: some gigabitDT2 8TT: some gigabitDT2 8TU: some gigabitDT2 8TW: some gigabitDT2 8WQ: some gigabitDT2 8XH: some gigabitDT2 8ZB: some gigabitDT2 8UJ: some gigabitDT2 8PJ: some gigabitDT2 8XR: some gigabitDT2 8AL: no gigabitDT2 8AN: no gigabitDT2 8AP: no gigabitDT2 8AR: no gigabitDT2 8AS: no gigabitDT2 8AT: no gigabitDT2 8AU: no gigabitDT2 8AW: no gigabitDT2 8AX: no gigabitDT2 8AY: no gigabitDT2 8AZ: no gigabitDT2 8BA: no gigabitDT2 8BB: no gigabitDT2 8BE: no gigabitDT2 8BT: no gigabitDT2 8BU: no gigabitDT2 8BY: no gigabitDT2 8BZ: no gigabitDT2 8DY: no gigabitDT2 8FA: no gigabitDT2 8FP: no gigabitDT2 8FQ: no gigabitDT2 8FR: no gigabitDT2 8FX: no gigabitDT2 8GD: no gigabitDT2 8GH: no gigabitDT2 8GZ: no gigabitDT2 8HB: no gigabitDT2 8HG: no gigabitDT2 8HH: no gigabitDT2 8HJ: no gigabitDT2 8HL: no gigabitDT2 8HN: no gigabitDT2 8HP: no gigabitDT2 8HQ: no gigabitDT2 8HS: no gigabitDT2 8HX: no gigabitDT2 8HY: no gigabitDT2 8JA: no gigabitDT2 8JB: no gigabitDT2 8JD: no gigabitDT2 8JE: no gigabitDT2 8JH: no gigabitDT2 8JJ: no gigabitDT2 8LA: no gigabitDT2 8LE: no gigabitDT2 8LF: no gigabitDT2 8LG: no gigabitDT2 8LJ: no gigabitDT2 8NA: no gigabitDT2 8NB: no gigabitDT2 8NH: no gigabitDT2 8NJ: no gigabitDT2 8NL: no gigabitDT2 8NQ: no gigabitDT2 8NW: no gigabitDT2 8NX: no gigabitDT2 8PB: no gigabitDT2 8PR: no gigabitDT2 8QP: no gigabitDT2 8QS: no gigabitDT2 8QT: no gigabitDT2 8RP: no gigabitDT2 8RR: no gigabitDT2 8RU: no gigabitDT2 8SB: no gigabitDT2 8SE: no gigabitDT2 8SH: no gigabitDT2 8SL: no gigabitDT2 8SP: no gigabitDT2 8SU: no gigabitDT2 8SX: no gigabitDT2 8TD: no gigabitDT2 8TE: no gigabitDT2 8TF: no gigabitDT2 8TG: no gigabitDT2 8TJ: no gigabitDT2 8TN: no gigabitDT2 8TR: no gigabitDT2 8TX: no gigabitDT2 8TY: no gigabitDT2 8TZ: no gigabitDT2 8UF: no gigabitDT2 8XD: no gigabitDT2 8XE: no gigabitDT2 8XP: no gigabitDT2 8EL: no gigabitDT2 8FS: no gigabitDT2 8GX: no gigabitDT2 8TQ: no gigabitDT2 8SZ: no gigabit DorchesterCrosswaysPuddletown 34 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to DT2 8SH, the one nearest the middle of them34 postcodes without gigabit11 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to DT2 8HP, the one nearest the middle of them11 postcodes without gigabit8 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to DT2 8TZ, the one nearest the middle of them8 postcodes without gigabit7 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to DT2 8AY, the one nearest the middle of them7 postcodes without gigabit Map of every postcode in the DT2 8 sector, by gigabit broadband Of the 347 postcodes in the DT2 8 sector that ONS places, 112 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 74 have some that can, 159 can all get it and 2 have no Ofcom figure. 4 groups of postcodes without gigabit are outlined: 34 postcodes without gigabit; 11 postcodes without gigabit; 8 postcodes without gigabit; 7 postcodes without gigabit. Places named: Dorchester, Crossways, Puddletown. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 2.5 km. DorchesterCrosswaysPuddletown 34 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to DT2 8SH, the one nearest the middle of them34 postcodes without gigabit11 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to DT2 8HP, the one nearest the middle of them11 postcodes without gigabit8 postcodes without gigabit, outlined: this goes to DT2 8TZ, the one nearest the middle of them8 postcodes without gigabit
  • No home or business can get gigabit: 112
  • Some can get gigabit: 74
  • Every home and business can get gigabit: 159
  • Ofcom gives no figure: 2
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together

Of the 347 postcodes in the DT2 8 sector that ONS places, 112 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 74 have some that can, 159 can all get it and 2 have no Ofcom figure.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 250 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Ordnance Survey open maps. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.

Postcodes without gigabit

112 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.

Where the postcodes without gigabit lie together

What do homes sell for in DT2 8?

Homes in DT2 8 sold for a typical £350,000 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 109 sales, HM Land Registry's figures show. The 12 months before gave £365,000 from 127 sales: not a change larger than chance would explain, given which homes happened to sell.

£350,000 typical price, the 12 months to September 2026
£365,000 12 months to September 2025
  • Detached £425,000 47 sales
  • Semi-detached £332,500 24 sales
  • Terraced £290,500 30 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £175,070 8 sales

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

Standard sales of homes at market value at the postcodes that start DT2 8. A typical price is the median, the middle sale, given from 5 sales or more.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.

Postcodes in DT2 8

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. Postcodes that have ended are not listed.

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