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

Dorset

Police · E23000039

Ward
Chalk Valleys
Parish
Cheselbourne
Council
Dorset
Region
South West
Country
England
Constituency
West Dorset
Police
Dorset

House prices

£530k£265k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £475k +0.0% +465% +12%
Semi-detached £335k +1.5% +488% +20%
Terraced £285k -0.3% +482% +15%
Flat £205k -4.7% +388% -15%

Median sale prices in Dorset 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+
Milton Abbey School 2.8 mi — 21.9 0%
St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown 3.7 mi — — —
Dorset Studio School 6.3 mi — 34.1 15%

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
MILTON ABBAS SURGERY GP practice 4.6 mi
PUDDLETOWN SURGERY GP practice 4.6 mi
CERNE ABBAS SURGERY GP practice 7.5 mi
BERE REGIS SURGERY GP practice 9.3 mi
FORDINGTON SURGERY GP practice 8.8 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
Moreton (Dorset) Rail Station Rail station 11.8 mi
Moreton (Dorset) Rail Station Rail station 11.8 mi
Dorchester South Rail Station Rail station 9.6 mi
Dorchester South Rail Station Rail station 9.6 mi
Dorchester West Rail Station Rail station 9.5 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.

Deprivation

More deprivedLess deprived
 Dorset
average (lo–hi)
Overall57% (3–100)
Income58% (5–100)
Employment56% (2–98)
Education54% (1–99)
Health61% (3–98)
Crime61% (0–100)
Housing & services41% (0–97)
Living environment54% (1–100)

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
Greenspace access point Playing field 1.2 mi
Greenspace access point Park 2.1 mi

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

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
Rose Cottage II 0.04 mi
Campion Cottage II 0.1 mi
Northfield Cottage II 0.2 mi
Cherry Bank II 0.2 mi
Old Rectory II* 0.1 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 5
PM10 10
NO₂ 5
NOₓ 6

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

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 6
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
Ringstead Bay 16.6 mi
Bowleaze Cove 16.6 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 2,582

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

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 14.0%
Aged 16–64 59.1%
Aged 65+ 26.9%

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

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 98.7%
Asian 0.3%
Black 0.1%
Mixed 0.8%
Other 0.1%

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

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 73.1%
Social rented 9.9%
Private rented 17.0%

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

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 37.2%
Semi-detached 37.2%
Terraced 20.6%
Flat / maisonette 3.9%

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

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 9.2%
1 car or van 32.4%
2+ cars or vans 58.5%

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

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 61.4%
Unemployed 2.0%

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

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 13.0%
Degree or above 37.9%

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.