DT POSTCODE AREA · 9 DISTRICTS SAMPLED
Dorchester mobile coverage O2 strongest indoors, 93% vs EE 86% DT postcode area
No network wins Dorchester on overall coverage: all four are within 1 point, but indoors O2 reaches 93% of sampled addresses and EE 86%.
Dorchester as a whole
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Ofcom Mobile Coverage data (May 2025), measured across 783 addresses in 47 sampled postcodes, pooled from 9 districts. Methodology.
What differs inside Dorchester
Where the networks split most
- DT3 Chickerell, Fleet, Bincombe: indoors Vodafone 100%, EE 25%.
- DT1 Dorchester, Bradford Peverell, Dorchester Poundbury: indoors EE, Three and Vodafone 100%, O2 56%.
- DT2 Chelborough, Crossways, Puddletown: indoors EE 89%, O2 61%.
Each network's weakest and strongest district
| Network | Indoor |
|---|---|
| EE | 25% in DT3 Chickerell; 100% in 5 districts |
| O2 | 56% in DT1 Dorchester; 100% in 5 districts |
| Three | 77% in DT2 Chelborough, DT8 Beaminster; 100% in 5 districts |
| Vodafone | 68% in DT2 Chelborough; 100% in 5 districts |
Middle of the area against its edges
The 2 districts nearest the middle (DT1 Dorchester, DT3 Chickerell) against the 2 furthest out (DT5 Portland, DT7 Bridport):
- EE indoors: 47% in the middle, 100% at the edges.
- O2 indoors: 85% in the middle, 100% at the edges.
- Three indoors: 87% in the middle, 100% at the edges.
- Vodafone indoors: 100% in the middle, 89% at the edges.
District by district
| District | Places | Indoor, low to high | Addresses |
|---|---|---|---|
| DT1 | Dorchester, Bradford Peverell, Dorchester Poundbury | O2 56%; the rest 100% | 45 |
| DT2 | Chelborough, Crossways, Puddletown | O2 61%; EE 89% | 84 |
| DT3 | Chickerell, Fleet, Bincombe | EE 25%; Vodafone 100% | 110 |
| DT4 | Portland, Chickerell, Weymouth | 100% on all four | 176 |
| DT5 | Portland | 100% on all four | 91 |
| DT6 | Bridport, Charmouth, Swyre | 100% on all four | 74 |
| DT7 | Bridport, Uplyme, Axmouth | Vodafone 79%; the rest 100% | 106 |
| DT8 | Beaminster, Hooke, Burstock | EE, Three and Vodafone 77%; O2 100% | 93 |
| DT9 | Sherborne, Yetminster, Folke | 100% on all four | 4 small sample |
Marked small sample: under 30 addresses sampled. Listed, but left out of the comparisons above.
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