DT6 6DS is located in the Marshwood Vale 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.


| Easting | 340422 |
| Northing | 93825 |
| Latitude | 50.740963 |
| Longitude | -2.845711 |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | DT6 |
Elevation or altitude of DT6 6DS as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 130m | 427ft |
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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| Ward | Marshwood Vale |
|---|---|
| Constituency | West Dorset |
2025 27 MAR £465,000 |
2021 3 JUN £390,000 |
| The Post Office (A35) | Morcombelake | 93m |
| The Bakery (A35) | Morcombelake | 185m |
| Ship Knapp (A35) | Morcombelake | 341m |
| Ship Knapp | Morcombelake | 428m |
| Star Lane (A35) | Morcombelake | 504m |
| 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
| 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% |


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| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Ryall | 09:30 | 08:30 | 1,123m |
| Five Bells | 12:00 | 09:00 | 1,533m |
| North Chideock | 09:30 | 09:30 | 1,586m |
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 DT6 6DS:
| 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 |
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for DT6 6DS:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00104143 | |
| LSOA | E01020535 | West Dorset 005D |
| MSOA | E02004273 | West Dorset 005 |
| DT6 6DP | St Gabriels Close | 88m |
| DT6 6DT | Gibbs Lane | 130m |
| DT6 6DW | 162m | |
| DT6 6DR | Shedbush Lane | 180m |
| DT6 6DJ | 313m | |
| DT6 6DL | Sun Lane | 367m |
| DT6 6DY | 381m | |
| DT6 6DX | Verriotts Lane | 405m |
| DT6 6DU | Verriotts Lane | 425m |
| DT6 6DN | Star Lane | 425m |