# DT2 8RX

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 50.747387, -2.344981
- **Open Location Code:** 9C2VPMW4+X2
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO80tr
- **Qibla:** 115.9°
- **Grid reference:** SY 75757 94256
- **UTM:** 30U 546211 5621938
- **Elevation:** 65m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** South West (E12000009)
- **Admin district:** Dorset (E06000059)
- **Ward:** Puddletown & Lower Winterborne (E05012710)
- **Constituency:** North Dorset (E14001388)
- **Parish code:** E04013368
- **Travel to work area:** E30000046
- **Police force area:** E23000039
- **Built-up area:** E63013830
- **European electoral region:** South West (E15000009)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01020540
- **2021 MSOA:** Charlton Down, Cerne Abbas & Puddletown (E02004272)
- **2021 output area:** E00104174
- **2011 LSOA:** E01020540
- **2011 MSOA:** E02004272
- **2011 output area:** E00104174
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33049546
- **Rural/urban classification:** Larger rural: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1B2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 21576
- **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 | Moreton (Dorset) | 5624 |
| Hospital | Dorset County Hospital | 8135 |
| GP | Puddletown Surgery | 250 |
| School | St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown | 340 |
| Airport | RNAS Yeovilton | 35691 |
| Bus stop | Bellbury Close | 42 |
| Food bank | Salvation Army | 7596 |
| Defibrillator | NA | 33 |
| Pharmacy | Boots | 7434 |
| Post office | Puddletown Post Office | 132 |
| Library | Puddletown Library | 39 |
| Coast | — | 11331 |
| Central London | — | 176298 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (region H, MPAN 20)
- **Water:** Wessex Water
- **Sewerage:** Wessex Water
- **Broadband:** 80% gigabit, 100% superfast, 80% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [DT2 8SG](https://openpostcodes.uk/DT2%208SG)
- [DT2 8RY](https://openpostcodes.uk/DT2%208RY)
- [DT2 8RZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/DT2%208RZ)
- [DT2 8SQ](https://openpostcodes.uk/DT2%208SQ)
- [DT2 8RU](https://openpostcodes.uk/DT2%208RU)
- [DT2 8GD](https://openpostcodes.uk/DT2%208GD)

## Boundary

A Polygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/DT2%208RX.json).

## Data

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