4,798
Households
White Brit. · 89%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
42 · 4.1 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£322,500
Median property price
328
Postcodes
Overview of Dorchester West
Coordinates50.7121, -2.4445
Postcodes
328
Population (Census)
10,253
Households (Census)
4,798
Recorded crime · May '26
42 · 4.1 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Dorchester West
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 6.10 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.10 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Dorchester West
Property sales · Dorchester West
HM Land Registry · Dorchester West
Average price
£301,677
YoY: -4.4%
Median price: £315,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 4 sales · avg £264,375
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£427k£320k£214k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Dorchester West
Crime trends · Dorchester West
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
24155
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY -69%
ASB
18113
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
15
YoY +50%
Vehicle Crime
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +200%
Burglary
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +100%
Demographics in Dorchester West
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.3%
Other White3.2%
Indian1.9%
Other Asian1.1%
+ other · 4.5%
Religion
Christian49.1%
No religion41.4%
Not answered6.4%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
50–6420.2%
35–4916.6%
65–7412.3%
25–3411.0%
75–8410.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.6%
Households
Any member 66+21.3%
Other17.6%
All members 66+11.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.6%
+ 7 other households · 27.9%
Schools in Dorchester West
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
The Thomas Hardye School
Dorset · DT1 2ET
Outstanding
0.5 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 13–18
Dorchester Middle School
Dorset · DT1 2HS
Requires improvement
0.3 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–13
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Dorchester West
Postcodes in Dorchester West
DT1 1AADT1 1AEDT1 1AFDT1 1AGDT1 1AHDT1 1APDT1 1AQDT1 1AWDT1 1AYDT1 1AZDT1 1BADT1 1BEDT1 1BJDT1 1BLDT1 1BNDT1 1BPDT1 1BQDT1 1BSDT1 1BTDT1 1BYDT1 1BZDT1 1DADT1 1DDDT1 1DEDT1 1DFDT1 1DHDT1 1DLDT1 1DQDT1 1DRDT1 1DSDT1 1DWDT1 1DZDT1 1EEDT1 1EFDT1 1EGDT1 1EJDT1 1EQDT1 1ETDT1 1EUDT1 1EWDT1 1EZDT1 1HADT1 1HBDT1 1HFDT1 1HHDT1 1HNDT1 1HRDT1 1HUDT1 1HWDT1 1HYDT1 1JADT1 1JFDT1 1JGDT1 1JHDT1 1JJDT1 1JNDT1 1JPDT1 1JQDT1 1JRDT1 1JWDT1 1NBDT1 1PDDT1 1QSDT1 1QWDT1 1RDDT1 1REDT1 1RFDT1 1RGDT1 1RJDT1 1RLDT1 1RNDT1 1RPDT1 1RQDT1 1RRDT1 1RSDT1 1RTDT1 1RUDT1 1RXDT1 1RYDT1 1RZDT1 1SBDT1 1SDDT1 1SEDT1 1SFDT1 1SGDT1 1SHDT1 1SLDT1 1SPDT1 1SQDT1 1SRDT1 1SSDT1 1STDT1 1SUDT1 1SWDT1 1SZDT1 1TADT1 1TBDT1 1TDDT1 1TEDT1 1TFDT1 1TJDT1 1TLDT1 1TPDT1 1TQDT1 1TRDT1 1TTDT1 1TUDT1 1TWDT1 1TZDT1 1UBDT1 1UDDT1 1UEDT1 1UFDT1 1UHDT1 1UJDT1 1ULDT1 1UNDT1 1UPDT1 1UQDT1 1UR