Map of DT11 8DS postcode

General information
Postcode DT11 8DS
Post Town Blandford Forum
Nearest station Gillingham (Dorset) (14 km)
Bus stops
The School (W)
The Cross (NE)
The Cross (SW)
Number of UPRNs 3 View
Known addresses
1 Shephards Close, Child Okeford
2 Shephards Close, Child Okeford
3 Shephards Close, Child Okeford
Main property type Detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 50.91224
Longitude -2.240291
Easting 383203
Northing 112558
Grid reference ST832125
UTM reference 30U 553408 5640340
what3words kickbacks.headless.pipeline
Plus code 9C2VWQ65+VV
Altitude 62 metres (203 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:19
Sunset (today) 18:17
Distance away
Distance to sea 25.3 KMs (15.7 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishChild OkefordE04010491
Ward Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants E05012703
Unitary Authority Dorset E06000059
County Dorset E10000009
Constituency (2024) North Dorset E14001388
MPSimon HoareConservative
Police forceDorset
Water companyWessex Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Dorset
NUTS/ITL 2 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
NUTS/ITL 1 South West
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced July 1990
Last updated February 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Population (2011) 4
Households (2011) 3
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
26,363 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£48,300
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanRural village
Built up area (2024)Child OkefordE63013560
Census output area (2021)E00103613
Census output area (2011)E00103613
Lower layer super output area (2021)Dorset 006CE01020446
Lower layer super output area (2011)North Dorset 005CE01020446
Middle layer super output area (2021)Child Okeford & Iwerne MinsterE02004259
Middle layer super output area (2011)Child Okeford & Iwerne MinsterE02004259
Travel to work areaBlandford Forum and GillinghamE30000172
Property sales
Average property price in Dorchester £317,825
Annual change -2.7%
View all properties sold in the DT postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
2 Shephards Close, Child OkefordDetached (freehold)Aug 2022£630,000
3 Shephards Close, Child OkefordDetached (freehold)Nov 2021£530,000
1 Shephards Close, Child OkefordDetached (freehold)Jun 2021£530,000
Detached (freehold)Oct 2014£360,000


View all properties sold in the DT11 8 sector

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