# DT2 7QL

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 50.794917, -2.417879
- **Open Location Code:** 9C2VQHVJ+XR
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO80st
- **Qibla:** 115.8°
- **Grid reference:** SY 70644 99568
- **UTM:** 30U 541026 5627180
- **Elevation:** 96m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** South West (E12000009)
- **Admin district:** Dorset (E06000059)
- **Ward:** Chalk Valleys (E05012687)
- **Constituency:** West Dorset (E14001575)
- **Parish code:** E04003580
- **Travel to work area:** E30000046
- **Police force area:** E23000039
- **Built-up area:** E63013764
- **European electoral region:** South West (E15000009)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01020539
- **2021 MSOA:** Charlton Down, Cerne Abbas & Puddletown (E02004272)
- **2021 output area:** E00104171
- **2011 LSOA:** E01020539
- **2011 MSOA:** E02004272
- **2011 output area:** E00104171
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33049551
- **Rural/urban classification:** Smaller rural: further from a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1A3)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 19146
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **NHS region:** E40000006
- **ICB location:** E38000045
- **Integrated Care Board:** E54000041
- **Cancer Alliance:** E56000038

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Dorchester West | 9552 |
| Hospital | Dorset County Hospital | 9343 |
| GP | Cerne Abbas Surgery | 4275 |
| School | Piddle Valley Church of England First School | 0 |
| Airport | RNAS Yeovilton | 28440 |
| Bus stop | The Old School | 13 |
| Food bank | Dorchester | 9094 |
| Defibrillator | NA | 303 |
| Pharmacy | Boots | 9017 |
| Post office | Piddletrenthide Post Office | 270 |
| Library | Puddletown Library | 7399 |
| Coast | — | 16639 |
| Central London | — | 178296 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (region H, MPAN 20)
- **Water:** Wessex Water
- **Sewerage:** Wessex Water
- **Broadband:** 9.5% gigabit, 100% superfast, 9.5% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [DT2 7QN](https://openpostcodes.uk/DT2%207QN)
- [DT2 7QJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/DT2%207QJ)
- [DT2 7TX](https://openpostcodes.uk/DT2%207TX)
- [DT2 7RX](https://openpostcodes.uk/DT2%207RX)
- [DT2 7QH](https://openpostcodes.uk/DT2%207QH)

## Boundary

A MultiPolygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/DT2%207QL.json).

## Data

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