DT10 postcode area guide — Dorset
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DT10 postcode district in Dorset — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DT10
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
93.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
74.5%
Gigabit-capable
74.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the DT10 postcode district (Dorset) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 456 postcodes Ofcom measures in DT10, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 93.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 74.5%.
Around 0.2% of premises in DT10 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 DT10
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DT10 1AA | 100% | 71.4% |
| DT10 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| DT10 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| DT10 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| DT10 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| DT10 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| DT10 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| DT10 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| DT10 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| DT10 1AN | 100% | 96.2% |
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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.
House prices in DT10
Based on 145 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DT10 is £310,000, down 9.9% on the previous year (£344,000).
Detached
£465,000
64 sales
Semi-detached
£295,000
38 sales
Terraced
£252,500
25 sales
Flat / maisonette
£130,000
11 sales
Latest recorded sales in DT10
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced | Bridge Street | DT10 1AW |
| 18 May 2026 | £400,000 | Semi-detached | Station Road | DT10 2RG |
| 14 May 2026 | £525,000 | Detached | Burton Street | DT10 1JJ |
| 7 May 2026 | £250,000 | Other | DT10 2RS | |
| 6 May 2026 | £673,000 | Detached | Rowden Mill Lane | DT10 2JT |
| 5 May 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached | Green Close | DT10 1BL |
| 5 May 2026 | £700,000 | Detached | Pleck | DT10 1NY |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £562,500 | Detached | Bibberne Row | DT10 2QA |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £293,000 | Detached | Wessex Road | DT10 2PF |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £248,000 | Semi-detached | Wheat Close | DT10 2EP |
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 DT10
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturminster Newton High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 605 | DT10 1DT |
| Stalbridge Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 188 | DT10 2LP |
| Yewstock School | Not applicable | 2–19 | 167 | DT10 1EW |
| William Barnes Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 162 | DT10 1BZ |
| Hazelbury Bryan Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 114 | DT10 2ED |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull | Primary | 2–11 | 82 | DT10 1JX |
| St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull | Primary | 4–11 | 51 | DT10 1PZ |
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 DT10
112 rated food businesses operate in DT10. 86 hold the top rating of 5, 2 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Beehive Cafe, Best Kebab Sturminster, Bigger Bites Dorset Limited, Blackmore Vale Inn, Buckridge Dairy.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DT10
From a sample of 147 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 DT10 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 45% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
24%
Band C
21%
Band D
37%
Band E
10%
Band F
6%
Band G
1%
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.