Dorset Area Guide | £342k Median Price & Crime | Sipuha

Dorset

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
379,787
Households
169,408
Crimes · Jun '26
Low · 3.7 per 1k
169,408
Households
White Brit. · 94%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Low · 3.7 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£341,710
Median property price
£953
Median rent
13,275
Postcodes
169,408
Households
White Brit. · 94%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Low · 3.7 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£341,710
Median property price
£953
Median rent
13,275
Postcodes

Sold prices in Dorset

England & Wales
Property sales · Dorset
HM Land Registry · Dorset
Average price
£375,540
YoY: -1.8%
Median price: £343,011
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 215 sales · avg £350,720
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£402k£372k£342k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
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 Dorset

England & Wales
Crime trends · Dorset

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
457
YoY -10%
581492402
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
432
YoY +12%
573390206
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
41
YoY -15%
1529028
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
34
YoY -38%
755126
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
109
YoY stable
13810775
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

3 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising

1,401
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Dorset

High flood risk in part of this area

2 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Dorset.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via Dorset

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Transport in Dorset

Moreton (Dorset) is a 114-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 9.1 km

  • Moreton (Dorset)

    Rail

    9.1 km
  • Wool

    Rail

    12.4 km
  • Dorchester South

    Rail

    12.8 km
  • Dorchester West

    Rail

    12.9 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Dorset

152 mapped places in this local authority

52 GPs · 52 Museums · 31 Libraries · 152 in all

  • GPs52
  • Museums52
  • Libraries31
  • Hospitals17

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Dorset

Median private rent

£953/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£721
1 bed
£953
2 bed
£1,172
3 bed
£1,661
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Dorset

Coordinates50.7821, -2.2967
Postcodes
13,275
Population (Census)
379,787
Households (Census)
169,408
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Low · 3.7 per 1k

Demographics in Dorset

Ethnicity

Total residents: 379,865
White Brit.93.9%
Other White2.5%
+ other · 3.6%

Religion

Total residents: 379,873
Christian51.5%
No religion40.1%
Not answered6.5%
+ other · 1.8%

Age groups

Total residents: 379,787
50–6422.5%
35–4915.5%
65–7415.1%
75–8410.2%
25–349.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.5%

Households

Total households: 169,408
Any member 66+17.5%
All members 66+16.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.2%
Other13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.8%
+ 7 other households · 28.4%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Dorset

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 6.12 (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 6.12 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).