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DT2 8QJ is in Higher Bockhampton, Dorchester. DT2 8QJ is located in the Charminster St Mary's 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 8QJ?

Locality	Higher Bockhampton
Town/City	Dorchester
Country	England
Postcode District	DT2

DT2 8QJ Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	90m	295ft

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	Charminster St Mary's
Constituency	West Dorset

Transport

Nearest bus stops to DT2 8QJ

Kingston Pond (The Plain)	Stinsford	634m
Kingston Pond (The Plain)	Stinsford	642m
Dorset College Of Agriculture	Kingston Maurward	1,658m
Stinsford Cottages	Stinsford	1,756m
Stinsford Cross	Stinsford	1,775m

Nearest railway stations to DT2 8QJ

Dorchester South Station	4km
Dorchester West Station	4.2km

Broadband

Broadband access in DT2 8QJ (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	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	100.0%

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

Broadband limitations in DT2 8QJ (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 8QJ gas and electricity consumption

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

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	51,284
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	6,411
Median (kWh/meter)	4,094

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

Deprivation

36% of English postcodes are less deprived than DT2 8QJ:

Food Standards Agency

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

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Nearest post box to DT2 8QJ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Birkin House	13:00	11:00	1,356m
Lower Bockhampton	17:00	09:30	1,568m
Lewell	13:30	11:00	3,127m

DT2 8QJ ITL and DT2 8QJ 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 8QJ:

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 8QJ 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 8QJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00104000
LSOA	E01020509	West Dorset 004A
MSOA	E02004272	West Dorset 004

Nearest postcodes to DT2 8QJ

DT2 8QH		310m
DT2 8QB	Birkin Garden Cottages	1306m
DT2 8QD		1442m
DT2 8PU	Maurward Close	1505m
DT2 8PZ		1582m
DT2 8QN		1640m
DT2 8PX		1709m
DT2 8PS		1740m
DT2 8QL	Heath Cottages	1816m
DT2 8XW	Church Lane	1910m