DT2 8GU maps, stats, and open data

DT2 8GU is located in the Puddletown & Lower Winterborne electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Dorset and the English Parliamentary constituency of West 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 June 2023.

DT2 8GU geodata

Easting375255
Northing94545
Latitude50.749965
Longitude-2.352116

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Where is DT2 8GU?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictDT2
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Politics

WardPuddletown & Lower Winterborne
ConstituencyWest Dorset

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of DT2 8GU

June 2022Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Greenacres163m
June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Kings Mead319m
June 2022BurglaryOn or near Catmead410m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to DT2 8GU

Dorchester Road Traffic Lights (Greenacres)Puddletown208m
Dorchester Road Traffic Lights (Greenacres)Puddletown245m
Mill Street (Blandford Road)Puddletown355m
Blue Vinney Pub (Blandford Road)Puddletown446m
Coombe RoadPuddletown501m

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Deprivation

33% of English postcodes are less deprived than DT2 8GU:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to DT2 8GU (meters)

Puddletown Church of England First School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Puddletown First School Dorchester Road
250m
BLUE VINNEY
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
12 The Moor
440m
Spar
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
27 - 29 High Street
453m

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Nearest post box to DT2 8GU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Puddletown P.o.17:0011:00367m
Athelhampton13:0011:001,867m
Burleston12:3011:002,395m

Nearest sports facilities to DT2 8GU

FacilityDistance
Puddletown Recreation Ground
Three Lanes Way, Puddletown, Dorchester
Grass Pitches
121m
St Marys C Of E Middle School
Coombe Road, Puddletown, Dorchester
Swimming Pool, Sports Hall, Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts
561m
Piddlehinton Gym
Enterprise Park, Piddlehinton, Dorchester
Sports Hall
3.5km

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Nearest schools to DT2 8GU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown
Coombe Road, Puddletown, Dorchester, DT2 8SA
Middle deemed secondary561m
Puddletown Church of England First School
Dorchester Road, Puddletown, Dorchester, DT2 8FZ
Primary824m
Employ My Ability (EMA) Ltd
The Walled Garden, Moreton, Dorchester, DT2 8RH
Not applicable3.8km

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DT2 8GU ITL and DT2 8GU 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 8GU:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLKSouth West (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLK2Dorset and Somerset
ITL 3 CodeName
TLK25Dorset
LAU 1 CodeName
E06000059Dorset

DT2 8GU 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 8GU:

CodeName
OAE00104174
LSOAE01020540West Dorset 004E
MSOAE02004272West Dorset 004

Nearest postcodes to DT2 8GU

DT2 8GEThree Lanes Way89m
DT2 8GFGreenacres179m
DT2 8RR235m
DT2 8TDThompson Close268m
DT2 8RSBlandford Road328m
DT2 8ZLThe Moor331m
DT2 8XHKingsmead334m
DT2 8GZSherrings Green Close357m
DT2 8GXCatmead396m
DT2 8RTHigh Street398m