DT2
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Dorset, in Dorset.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an DT2 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In DT2, 62.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How DT2 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is DT2 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DT2 at a rate of 28.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.2 per 1,000 people across the DT postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 64 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DT2.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (306), other crime (139) and anti-social behaviour (136).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DT2 was 32.4 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in DT2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DT2 has no single figure. Of its 12 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in DT2
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorset 019E | 1,871 | 24.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 72.7% |
| Dorset 019F | 2,147 | 37.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 22.4% |
| Dorset 022A | 2,837 | 29.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 79.7% |
| Dorset 022B | 2,423 | 19.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.0% |
| Dorset 022C | 2,275 | 12.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 52.1% |
| Dorset 022D | 2,089 | 37.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 90.1% |
| Dorset 022E | 2,582 | 28.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 35.8% |
| Dorset 035B | 1,642 | 51.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 60.9% |
| Dorset 036A | 1,949 | 19.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.6% |
| Dorset 036B | 2,108 | 29.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 49.8% |
| Dorset 036C | 1,857 | 48.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 49.7% |
| Dorset 036D | 2,109 | 26.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 48.6% |
MPs for DT2
- Edward MorelloLiberal DemocratMP for West Dorset73% of DT2’s postcodes
- Lloyd HattonLabourMP for South Dorset17% of DT2’s postcodes
- Simon HoareConservativeMP for North Dorset10% of DT2’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in DT22
Postcode sectors in DT24
Council1
Postcode districts next to DT29
Nearest rail stations1
More in the DT postcode area2
DT2 in brief
DT2 is a postcode district covering Dorset, in Dorset.
About 26,699 people lived in DT2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £370,000 in 2025 across 386 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 28.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DT2 was £370,000 in 2025.
DT2 had 26,042 usual residents at the census.
In DT2, 62.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In DT2, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.