DT2 8SA
a large user postcode in Puddletown, Dorset
Coordinates
Latitude: 50.7454 / 50°44'43"N
Longitude: -2.3487 / 2°20'55"W
OS Eastings: 375495
OS Northings: 94038
OS Grid: SY754940
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR 0Z8.124
Mapcode Global: FRA 57Z3.LTS
Plus Code: 9C2VPMW2+5G
Maidenhead Locator System: IO80tr88
What Three Birds: duck.kingbird.stilt
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Coombe Road, Puddletown, Dorchester DT2 8SA
Summary
DT2 8SA is a large user postcode in Puddletown, 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:
St. Marys C of E Middle School, Coombe Road, Puddletown, Dorchester DT2 8SA.
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 £119,000. The most common recorded business type is School.
Puddletown is a village, which had a population of 1,158 in the 2011 census.
DT2 8SA is in the Dorchester and Weymouth travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Dorset Primary Care Trust.
DT2 8SA is approximately 78m (256ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing DT2 8SA
1b2: Rural Residents - Rural Tenants - Rural White-Collar Workers
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for DT2 8SA
England D1: a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
7/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
2/10 (Very low)
Other nearby postcodes
DT2 8SA at other websites
- Air quality forecast for DT2 8SA at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at DT2 8SA at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near DT2 8SA at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near DT2 8SA at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near DT2 8SA at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to DT2 8SA at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near DT2 8SA at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near DT2 8SA at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near DT2 8SA at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of DT2 8SA 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
Puddletown & Lower Winterborne
Councillor
Emma Jayne Parker (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
West Dorset
MP
Chris Loder (Conservative)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for DT2 8SA.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
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'.
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near DT2 8SA.
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