BA8 postcode area guide — Dorset
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BA8 postcode district in Dorset — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BA8
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
93.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
76.7%
Gigabit-capable
76.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BA8 postcode district (Dorset) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 209 postcodes Ofcom measures in BA8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 93.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 76.7%.
Around 0% of premises in BA8 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in BA8
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BA8 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| BA8 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| BA8 0AD | 75% | 75% |
| BA8 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| BA8 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| BA8 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| BA8 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| BA8 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| BA8 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| BA8 0AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Dorset
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Dorset district (198,095 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
81.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.3%
5G outdoors — all networks
11.1%
Voice indoors — all networks
85.3%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in BA8
Police recorded 14 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BA8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 | 28.6% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 4 | 28.6% |
| Public order | 3 | 21.4% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 7.1% |
| Other theft | 1 | 7.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 1 | 7.1% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in BA8
Based on 52 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BA8 is £248,000, down 17.3% on the previous year (£300,000).
Detached
£420,000
9 sales
Semi-detached
£220,000
16 sales
Terraced
£202,000
21 sales
Flat / maisonette
£119,000
3 sales
Latest recorded sales in BA8
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2026 | £440,000 | Terraced | Marsh Lane | BA8 0SR |
| 1 May 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached | Bowden Road | BA8 0LF |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £136,500 | Terraced | Townsend Green | BA8 0TT |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £275,000 | Terraced | Furge Grove | BA8 0QF |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £310,000 | Semi-detached | Vine Street | BA8 0JY |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £132,500 | Flat | Yarn Barton | BA8 0JJ |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced | Samuel Court | BA8 0JN |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £230,000 | Terraced | Bowden Road | BA8 0LF |
| 26 Mar 2026 | £347,500 | Semi-detached | West Street | BA8 0LG |
| 18 Mar 2026 | £183,000 | Terraced | Summerfields | BA8 0SZ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Dorset demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Dorset district (379,579 residents, 169,261 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.2% |
| 15–29 | 17.2% |
| 30–44 | 15.5% |
| 45–64 | 22.5% |
| 65+ | 29.6% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 70.4% |
| Private rented | 16.3% |
| Social rented | 11% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around BA8
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbas and Templecombe Church School | Primary | 4–11 | 109 | BA8 0HP |
| Horsington Church School | Primary | 4–11 | 93 | BA8 0BW |
| St Nicholas CofE Primary School, Henstridge | Primary | 4–11 | 92 | BA8 0QD |
| Marchant Holliday School | Not applicable | 5–14 | 65 | BA8 0AH |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in BA8
29 rated food businesses operate in BA8. 18 hold the top rating of 5, 8 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abbas and Templecombe Church School, Co-Operative Group Food Limited, Explorers Pre School, Gartell Light Railway (Cafe), Gather & Gather CH & CO.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BA8
From a sample of 69 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 BA8 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 23% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
9%
Band C
14%
Band D
41%
Band E
23%
Band F
13%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Dorset
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.