DT8 3JL

a postcode in Dorset

Introduced in January 1980

DT8 3JL	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with DT8 3JL

Stoke Road - 21 properties, USRN 43203009

Horsehill Lane - 4 properties, USRN 43201281

Long Barrow Lane - 3 properties, USRN 43201282

Claylands Lane - 1 property, USRN 43201283

Netherbury Lane - 1 property, USRN 43201284

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 50.8038 / 50°48'13"N

Longitude: -2.7585 / 2°45'30"W

UTM Reference: 30U 517019 5628031

OS Easting: 346649

OS Northing: 100743

OS Grid: ST466007

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR MH.YQZ6

Mapcode Global: FRA 563Z.34Z

Open Location Code: 9C2VR63R+GJ

Maidenhead Locator System: IO80ot82

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 1c1

Rural Residents
Ageing Rural Dwellers
Rural Employment and Retirees

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 11849 / 32844

4th decile
somewhat more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for DT8 3JL on Saturday 15 March 2025

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends)	04:33
Nautical twilight begins (First light)	05:12
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	05:51
Sunrise	06:23
Transit (sun is at its highest)	12:19
Sunset	18:15
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	18:48
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	19:26
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts)	20:06

Hours of daylight today	05:53 to 18:45
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	18:45 to 05:51
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	06:46
Moon Rises	19:56

For a full sun and moon calendar for DT8 3JL, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DT8 3JL

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
10 November 2020	Hideaway Cottage, Stoke Road, Beaminster DT8 3JL	Detached	Freehold	£800,000
17 September 2010	Stoke Water Bungalow, Beaminster DT8 3JL	Detached	Freehold	£265,000
23 April 2009	Stoke Water Cottage, Beaminster DT8 3JL	Detached	Freehold	£455,000
15 November 2005	Horsehill Cottage, Beaminster DT8 3JL	Detached	Freehold	£532,000
17 April 2001	Greens Cross Farm, Beaminster DT8 3JL	Detached	Freehold	£290,000
6 April 2001	Dallimores, Beaminster DT8 3JL	Detached	Freehold	£180,000
3 January 2001	Stoke Water Bungalow, Beaminster DT8 3JL	Detached	Freehold	£37,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for DT8 3JL

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

West Dorset

MP

Edward Morello Liberal Democrat

Dorset Council

Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Marshwood Vale

Councillor

Simon Christopher Conservative

DT8 3JL also falls within the Civil Parish of Stoke Abbott, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for DT8 3JL

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00103971		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01020506	Dorset 019D	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02004271	Dorset 019	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04003599	Stoke Abbott	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E05015782	Marshwood Vale	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	2 May 2024	DLUHC
E06000059	Dorset	Unitary Authorities	Administrative	1 April 2019	DLUHC
E12000009	South West	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001575	West Dorset	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000039	Dorset	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000178	Bridport	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33049538		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000009	Dorset	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	7 July 2011	BEIS
E38000045	NHS Dorset CCG	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2015	ODS
E40000006	South West	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2018	ODS
E54000041	NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E56000016	Wessex	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 September 2016	NHS England
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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