Postcode DT1 1RP (Dorset)

Map showing DT1 1RP and nearby postcodes

The postcode DT1 1RP is located in Dorset It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. DT1 1RP is a large user postcode, usually allocated to a single address receiving at least 500 mail items per day.

DT1 1RP is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 6.1 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of DT1 1RP as Urbanites > Ageing urban living > Self-sufficient retirement.

The closest road name to DT1 1RP is Barrack Road which is centered 67 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Dorset County Hospital and is 114 m away. The closest railway station is Dorchester West Rail Station, 435 m away.

The closest primary school to DT1 1RP (for ages 11 and under) is Bincombe Valley Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on June 30, 2021.

Policing for DT1 1RP is covered by the Dorset police force association and Dorset is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to DT1 1RP and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to DT1 1RP, and the approximate distance away.

Barrack Road 67 m
St Helen's Road 110 m
St Thomas Road 118 m
Mountain Ash Road 118 m
B3150 153 m
Hawthorn Close 170 m
Prospect Road 186 m
Williams Avenue 211 m
Hawthorne Road 223 m
Albert Road 237 m
B3147 239 m
West Mills Road 280 m
Victoria Road 300 m
Westover Road 319 m
Cornwall Road 321 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode DT1 1RP

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Large User - allocated to single addresses receiving at least 500 mail items per day

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from DT1 1RP - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Dorchester Middle School Requires improvement
(May 22, 2019)
737 m
Sunninghill Preparatory School 920 m
The Thomas Hardye School Outstanding
(March 20, 2015)
929 m
Damers First School 1.17 km
St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester Good
(January 25, 2017)
1.32 km
St Osmund's Church of England Middle School 1.35 km
The Prince of Wales School Good
(June 22, 2018)
1.41 km
Manor Park Church of England First School Good
(November 21, 2018)
1.58 km
St Mary's Church of England First School, Charminster Good
(June 26, 2019)
2.2 km
Dorset Studio School Good
(September 14, 2017)
2.75 km
Kingston Maurward College Good
(October 11, 2017)
2.9 km
Broadmayne First School Good
(February 2, 2017)
5.78 km
Winterbourne Valley Church of England Aided First School Outstanding
(February 2, 2011)
6.74 km
St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown Good
(September 19, 2019)
7.63 km
Bincombe Valley Primary School Good
(June 30, 2021)
7.65 km
Puddletown Church of England First School Good
(March 23, 2018)
7.71 km
Westfield Arts College Outstanding
(November 29, 2016)
7.78 km
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Good
(February 5, 2020)
7.78 km
St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School, Broadwey Outstanding
(June 3, 2015)
7.97 km
Wyvern Academy Good
(June 18, 2019)
8.08 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to DT1 1RP - Data from Apr 2022

Dorset County Hospital Bus Stop/Station 114 m
Top O Town Coach Park Bus Stop/Station 184 m
Dorset County Hospital Bus Stop/Station 212 m
Dorset County Hospital Bus Stop/Station 217 m
Williams Avenue Bus Stop/Station 229 m
Dorchester West Rail Station Rail 435 m
Dorchester South Rail Station Rail 810 m
Bournemouth International Airport Air 43.74 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to DT1 1RP - Data from Dec 2021

Gallows Hill Hill Or Mountain 968 m
Jubilee Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.27 km
The Mill Stream Inland Water 1.44 km
Conygar Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.87 km
Fordington Bottom Valley 1.91 km
Square Coppice Woodland Or Forest 2.03 km
Long Coppice Woodland Or Forest 2.2 km
Miller's Orchard Woodland Or Forest 2.23 km
North Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.26 km
Badgers Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.3 km
Mill Stream Inland Water 2.31 km
Longwalls Coppice Woodland Or Forest 2.37 km
Forty Acre Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.41 km
Highfield Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.43 km
Limekiln Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.56 km

Location

Country England
Latitude 50.71462900
Longitude -2.44522400
OS Easting 368663
OS Northing 0090650
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
23347
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Dorset

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
West Dorset
Electoral Ward Dorchester West
Local Authority District Dorset
Region / Government Office Region South West
European Electoral Region South West
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Dorset
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E06000059
Travel To Work Area Dorchester and Weymouth

NHS

NHS England Region South West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Dorset
Cancer Alliance Wessex
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
South West
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Dorset
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Dorset CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Urbanites
Group: Ageing urban living
Subgroup: Self-sufficient retirement
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Dorchester (West Dorset) BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33046450
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
West Dorset 009
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
West Dorset 009G
Output Area / Small Area 5B3