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DT2 8LS lies on Follet Close in West Knighton, Dorchester. DT2 8LS is located in the Winterborne & Broadmayne 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 January 1980.

Where is DT2 8LS?

Street	Follet Close
Locality	West Knighton
Town/City	Dorchester
Country	England
Postcode District	DT2

DT2 8LS Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	80m	262ft

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	Winterborne & Broadmayne
Constituency	West Dorset

Transport

Nearest bus stops to DT2 8LS

Whitcombe Church (A352)	Whitcombe	976m
Whitcombe Church (A352)	Whitcombe	982m
Lewell Way (Knighton Lane)	West Knighton	995m
Lewell Way (Knighton Lane)	West Knighton	1,006m
Smithy Cottage	West Knighton	1,025m

Nearest railway stations to DT2 8LS

Dorchester South Station	4km
Dorchester West Station	4.4km

Broadband

Broadband access in DT2 8LS (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	50.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	50.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	50.0%

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

Broadband limitations in DT2 8LS (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	50.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	50.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	50.0%

Deprivation

21.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than DT2 8LS:

Food Standards Agency

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

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Nearest post box to DT2 8LS

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Whitcombe	13:00	11:15	906m
Broadmayne P.o.	17:00	11:15	1,309m
Came	12:45	09:00	1,977m

DT2 8LS ITL and DT2 8LS 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 8LS:

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 8LS 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 8LS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00103964
LSOA	E01020505	West Dorset 011A
MSOA	E02004279	West Dorset 011

Nearest postcodes to DT2 8LS

DT2 8LT		359m
DT2 8HE	Bramble Edge	817m
DT2 8ED	Bramble Drove	851m
DT2 8NY		889m
DT2 8EF	Conway Drive	915m
DT2 8FW	Knighton Lane	951m
DT2 8EE	Broadmead	955m
DT2 8PG		1003m
DT2 8UJ	Talbotts	1009m
DT2 8PF		1013m