DT8 postcode area guide — Dorset
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DT8 postcode district in Dorset — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DT8
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
90.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
53.8%
Gigabit-capable
53.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.3%
Broadband availability in the DT8 postcode district (Dorset) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 233 postcodes Ofcom measures in DT8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 90.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 53.8%.
Around 1.3% of premises in DT8 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 DT8
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DT8 3AA | 100% | 100% |
| DT8 3AB | 100% | 100% |
| DT8 3AE | 100% | 100% |
| DT8 3AG | 100% | 69.2% |
| DT8 3AH | 100% | 0% |
| DT8 3AL | 100% | 100% |
| DT8 3AN | 100% | 100% |
| DT8 3AS | 100% | 80% |
| DT8 3AU | 100% | 85.7% |
| DT8 3AW | 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 DT8
Police recorded 6 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DT8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 2 | 33.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 | 16.7% |
| Burglary | 1 | 16.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 16.7% |
| Drugs | 1 | 16.7% |
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 DT8
Based on 86 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DT8 is £359,000, up 12.2% on the previous year (£320,000).
Detached
£435,500
36 sales
Semi-detached
£340,000
27 sales
Terraced
£285,000
20 sales
Latest recorded sales in DT8
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £495,000 | Detached | Higher Green | DT8 3SE |
| 15 May 2026 | £535,000 | Detached | Parrett Mead | DT8 3PQ |
| 8 May 2026 | £255,000 | Semi-detached | Riverside | DT8 3NJ |
| 6 May 2026 | £327,500 | Detached | Meadowside | DT8 3LP |
| 5 May 2026 | £275,000 | Terraced | Applefield Road | DT8 3RY |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached | Riverside | DT8 3NJ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | St James | DT8 3PW |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £370,000 | Detached | East Street | DT8 3DT |
| 14 Apr 2026 | £340,000 | Semi-detached | Manor Close | DT8 3HA |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £500,000 | Semi-detached | DT8 3JA |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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 DT8
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaminster School | Secondary | 11–18 | 673 | DT8 3EP |
| Beaminster St Mary's Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 140 | DT8 3BY |
| Parrett and Axe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 132 | DT8 3JQ |
| Mountjoy School | Not applicable | 4–19 | 112 | DT8 3HB |
| Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 93 | DT8 3QL |
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 DT8
64 rated food businesses operate in DT8. 46 hold the top rating of 5, 2 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: ABBEYFIELD HOUSE, ADMIRAL HOOD, AMEI TAKEAWAY, Beaminster Community Fridge, BEAMINSTER CURRY HOUSE.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DT8
From a sample of 179 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 DT8 postcodes, the most common rating is band E (average band D). 34% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
21%
Band C
12%
Band D
22%
Band E
31%
Band F
10%
Band G
3%
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.