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DT2 8BU lies on Mount Skippet Way in Crossways, Dorchester. DT2 8BU is located in the Crossways electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Dorset and the English Parliamentary constituency of South Dorset. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Dorset ICB - 11J and the police force is Dorset. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

Where is DT2 8BU?

Street	Mount Skippet Way
Locality	Crossways
Town/City	Dorchester
Country	England
Postcode District	DT2

DT2 8BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of DT2 8BU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	60m	197ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Politics

Ward	Crossways
Constituency	South Dorset

Transport

Nearest bus stops to DT2 8BU

Empool Close (Mount Skippet Way)	Crossways	30m
Empool Close (Mount Skippet Way)	Crossways	36m
Post Office (Mount Skippet Way)	Crossways	165m
Post Office (Mount Skippet Way)	Crossways	177m
Dick O The Banks Road (Dick O Th' Banks Road)	Crossways	399m

Nearest railway stations to DT2 8BU

Moreton (Dorset) Station

1.5km

Broadband

Broadband access in DT2 8BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in DT2 8BU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	55.0Mbps
Average download speed	39.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	10.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in DT2 8BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

DT2 8BU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in DT2 8BU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	137,530
Meter count	19
Mean (kWh/meter)	7,238
Median (kWh/meter)	6,023

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	52,555
Meter count	19
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,766
Median (kWh/meter)	2,388

• Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in DT2 8BU, for 2015.
• Meter count: The total number of meters in DT2 8BU.
• Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
• Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

31% of English postcodes are less deprived than DT2 8BU:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to DT2 8BU (metres)

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Nearest post box to DT2 8BU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Norht East Caravan Park	12:45	10:30	352m
Paul Ways Crossways	12:30	11:00	462m
Dick O The Banks	12:30	11:00	501m

DT2 8BU ITL and DT2 8BU LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for DT2 8BU:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLK	South West (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLK2	Dorset and Somerset
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLK25	Dorset
LAU 1 Code	Name
E06000059	Dorset

DT2 8BU census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for DT2 8BU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00104154
LSOA	E01020538	West Dorset 011C
MSOA	E02004279	West Dorset 011

Nearest postcodes to DT2 8BU

DT2 8BX	Empool Close	58m
DT2 8BN	Combe Way	78m
DT2 8TN	Airfield Close	111m
DT2 8TP	Mount Skippet Way	137m
DT2 8TT	Hope Close	144m
DT2 8TZ	Spitfire Close	147m
DT2 8TS	Heathlands Close	191m
DT2 8ZH	Squadron Place	202m
DT2 8ZG	Squadron Place	205m
DT2 8ZJ	Squadron Place	232m