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DT2 8LH is in East Knighton, Dorchester. DT2 8LH is located in the West Purbeck 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 8LH?

Locality	East Knighton
Town/City	Dorchester
Country	England
Postcode District	DT2

DT2 8LH Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	30m	98ft

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	West Purbeck
Constituency	South Dorset

Transport

Nearest bus stops to DT2 8LH

Rainbow Garage (A352)	East Knighton	187m
Rainbow Garage	East Knighton	309m
Red Lion (A352)	Portway	936m
The Red Lion (Water Lane)	Portway	979m
Red Lion (A352)	Portway	1,021m

Nearest railway stations to DT2 8LH

Wool Station	3.3km
Moreton (Dorset) Station	4.9km

Broadband

Broadband access in DT2 8LH (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	80.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	20.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	20.0%

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

Broadband limitations in DT2 8LH (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	20.0%

Deprivation

53% of English postcodes are less deprived than DT2 8LH:

Food Standards Agency

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

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Nearest post box to DT2 8LH

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Winfrith Newburgh P.o.	16:00	09:30	1,106m
Lulworth Corner	12:15	09:00	1,402m
East Burton	16:00	09:15	2,322m

DT2 8LH ITL and DT2 8LH 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 8LH:

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 8LH 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 8LH:

	Code	Name
OA	E00103882
LSOA	E01020490	Purbeck 004B
MSOA	E02004266	Purbeck 004

Nearest postcodes to DT2 8LH

DT2 8LJ	Gibraltar Cottages	164m
DT2 8LQ	East Knighton Lane	280m
DT2 8LF		316m
DT2 8LL		337m
DT2 8JY	Shilling Plot	440m
DT2 8LW	Blacknoll	701m
DT2 8LN	Blacknoll	705m
DT2 8LE		815m
DT2 8JX	School Lane	910m
DT2 8LB	Gatemore Road	938m