Is Dorset a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Dorset, from official data · 32 postcode districts · 13,299 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Dorset, from official data · 32 postcode districts · 13,299 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Dorset sold for £325,154 in the latest House Price Index, down 0.1% on a year earlier. Across Dorset, police record 55 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Dorset, the nearest primary school is Milborne St Andrew First School, 0.5 mi away, about a 11 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Milton Abbas Surgery, 2.8 mi away.
Across Dorset, police record 55 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Dorset sold for £325,154 in the latest House Price Index, down 0.1% on a year earlier. By type: detached £515,191, semi-detached £329,926, terraced £264,878, flats £167,282. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Milborne St Andrew First School, 0.5 mi away, about a 11 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
The ONS estimates average household income of £57,131 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.