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DT10 postcode area · Dorset

The DT10 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Dorset, Somerset. Area Scores range from 49 to 74 across them. Every full DT10 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Within the DT10 district, Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe is the strongest performer at 74 out of 100 (#1,753 of 6,856 nationally); Milborne, Winterborne & Okeford Fitzpaine is the weakest at 50. 1 of the 6 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £280,000 in Templecombe, Hentsridge & Milborne Port to £430,000 in Yetminster, Bradford Abbas & Longburton. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Dorset and Somerset — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£40,980a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime30per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)51
Owner-occupied73%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the DT10 district

£322,500median home sold over the past year · +15.2% over 5 years · -3.7% over the year · 174 sales
Detached£425,000
Semi-detached£277,500
Terraced£254,997
Flat£132,500
Dorset£345,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Gillingham Outer, Bourton & MotcombeDorset 1,75374 £325,000
Charlton Down, Cerne Abbas & PuddletownDorset 2,87058 £380,000
Yetminster, Bradford Abbas & LongburtonDorset 2,92557 £430,000
Sturminster Newton & StalbridgeDorset 3,05555 £310,000
Templecombe, Hentsridge & Milborne PortSomerset 3,36451 £280,000
Milborne, Winterborne & Okeford FitzpaineDorset 3,45350 £400,000

People living in DT10 Census 2021

Residents54,589
Median age (est.)51
Density66per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above34%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 8%25–44 18%45–64 30%65+ 30%

Tenure

Own outright: 47%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 47%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 11%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 7%Other: 22%
One person 27%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 7%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Skilled trades 16% · Managers & directors 15%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Skilled trades16%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional12%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 57% · No religion 35% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in DT10

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DT10 district.

Gillingham Sturminster

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around DT10.

DT9 BA8 SP8 SP7 BA9 DT2 DT11 DT1

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.