Latitude: 50.7084 / 50°42'30"N
Longitude: -2.454 / 2°27'14"W
OS Eastings: 368039
OS Northings: 89962
OS Grid: SY680899
Mapcode National: GBR PY.5WY9
Mapcode Global: FRA 57R6.MS4
Plus Code: 9C2VPG5W+99
Maidenhead Locator System: IO80sr50
What Three Birds: sandgrouse.redwing.curlew
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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DT1 2ET is a large user postcode in Dorchester, Dorset. It was first introduced in June 1981.
'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.
To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
Thomas Hardye School, Queens Avenue, Dorchester DT1 2ET.
The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.
The average commercial rateable value is £670,000. The most common recorded business type is School.
DT1 2ET is in the Dorchester and Weymouth travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Dorset Primary Care Trust.
DT1 2ET is approximately 87m (285ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing DT1 2ET
8c3: Hard-Pressed Living - Hard-Pressed Ageing Workers - Renting Hard-Pressed Workers
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for DT1 2ET
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
1/10 (Very low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
9/10 (Very high)
Area Retail Diversity Index
2/10 (Very low)
Supermarkets near DT1 2ET include Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Lidl, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of DT1 2ET are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Unitary Authority
Dorset Council
Ward
Dorchester West
Councillors
Andy Canning (Liberal Democrat)
Les Fry (Alliance)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
West Dorset
MP
Chris Loder (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for DT1 2ET.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near DT1 2ET.
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