Latitude: 50.7183 / 50°43'5"N
Longitude: -2.4046 / 2°24'16"W
OS Eastings: 371535
OS Northings: 91044
OS Grid: SY715910
Mapcode National: GBR PZ.BBRH
Mapcode Global: FRA 57V5.WJY
Plus Code: 9C2VPH9W+85
Maidenhead Locator System: IO80tr12
What Three Birds: avocet.jay.whitethroat
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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DT2 8PY is a large user postcode in Lower Bockhampton, Dorset. It was first introduced in January 1980.
'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:
Kingston Maurward Agricultural College, Kingston Maurward, Dorchester DT2 8PY.
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.
Commercial rateable values range from £1,050 to £332,500 with an average of £57,550. The most common recorded business types are Offices and Office.
DT2 8PY is in the Dorchester and Weymouth travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Dorset Primary Care Trust.
DT2 8PY is approximately 61m (200ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing DT2 8PY
1c1: Rural Residents - Ageing Rural Dwellers - Rural Employment and Retirees
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for DT2 8PY
England E1: a rural village surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
2/10 (Very low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
2/10 (Very low)
Supermarkets near DT2 8PY include Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Lidl, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of DT2 8PY 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
Charminster St Mary's
Councillor
David Taylor (Liberal Democrat)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
West Dorset
MP
Chris Loder (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for DT2 8PY.
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 DT2 8PY.
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