325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

Dorchester

Parish · E04003533

Ward
Dorchester West
Parish
Dorchester
Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Country
England
Constituency
West Dorset
Police
Dorset

House prices

£609k£304k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £472k -7.4% +449% +11%
Semi-detached £345k -4.2% +477% +23%
Terraced £315k +5.0% +549% +27%
Flat £194k -6.0% +363% -19%

Median sale prices in Dorchester from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Schools

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School Distance Admissions Attainment 8 English & Maths 5+
Dorchester Middle School 0.3 mi — — —
The Thomas Hardye School 0.4 mi Non-sel 49.8 50%
St Osmund's Church of England Middle School 0.8 mi — — —

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £1,029
1 bed £712
2 bed £940
3 bed £1,157
4+ bed £1,647

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

Yours Trend Position
All crime 1,448
Violence & sexual offences 525
Burglary 57
Anti-social behaviour 343

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
QUEENS AVENUE SURGERY GP practice 0.5 mi
ATRIUM HEALTH CENTRE GP practice 0.5 mi
PRINCE OF WALES SURGERY GP practice 0.6 mi
POUNDBURY DOCTORS SURGERY GP practice 0.6 mi
FORDINGTON SURGERY GP practice 1.0 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
Dorchester West Rail Station Rail station 0.3 mi
Dorchester West Rail Station Rail station 0.4 mi
Dorchester South Rail Station Rail station 0.6 mi
Dorchester South Rail Station Rail station 0.6 mi
Upwey Rail Station Rail station 5.5 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

Yours Trend Position
Superfast (30Mbps+) 96.5%
Gigabit 68.9%
Full fibre (FTTP) 67.2%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 77.8%
Indoor voice (all) 83.8%
5G outdoor (any) 86.1%

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Your MP

Edward Morello MP

Liberal Democrat

West Dorset

edward.morello.mp@parliament.uk

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Greenspace access point Play space 0.3 mi
Borough Gardens Park 0.4 mi
Borough Gardens Park 0.4 mi
Greenspace access point Play space 0.5 mi
Borough Gardens Park 0.3 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
Damers Hospital II 0.08 mi
Dorchester West Station II 0.4 mi
Church of St Mary II* 0.3 mi
Gate Piers to Church of St Mary II 0.3 mi
Water Tower II 0.4 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Companies

Yours Trend Position
Active companies 16,190
Total registered 17,381
Dormant 347
New (last year) 1,667
New (last 5 years) 6,114

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 6
PM10 9
NO₂ 8
NOₓ 10

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 5
Fatal 0
Serious 1
Killed/serious 1
Pedestrian 1
Cyclist 1

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

Yours Trend Position
All motor vehicles 2,478,900,000
Cars & taxis 1,891,100,000

DfT road traffic statistics.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 3

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Bathing water

NameDistance
Bowleaze Cove 7.7 mi
Weymouth Lodmoor 7.7 mi
Weymouth Central 7.9 mi
Ringstead Bay 9.0 mi
Portland Harbour Castle Cove 9.2 mi

Bathing water quality from the Environment Agency. Names link to the EA profile. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 1,529

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 13.4%
Aged 16–64 63.2%
Aged 65+ 23.4%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 93.7%
Asian 4.5%
Black 0.1%
Mixed 1.1%
Other 0.7%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 66.2%
Social rented 9.2%
Private rented 24.6%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 4.7%
Semi-detached 16.8%
Terraced 42.6%
Flat / maisonette 32.1%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 21.9%
1 car or van 51.2%
2+ cars or vans 26.9%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 62.8%
Unemployed 2.9%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 12.9%
Degree or above 37.1%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

Yours Trend Position
Life expectancy —
Obesity prevalence 62.4%
Smoking prevalence 9.9%
Infant mortality 3.7

Public Health England (now OHID) health profiles via Fingertips.