Dorchester

Dorset · South West

Dorchester in Dorset is made up of 2 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) on this site. Their Area Scores range from 52 to 75 out of 100, with typical homes from £290,000 to £320,000.

In summary

The strongest of Dorchester's neighbourhoods is Dorchester East (76 out of 100, #1,678 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Dorchester North (52). 1 of the 2 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. Prices are tightly grouped: every reported median falls between £290,000 and £320,000.

Living here

Typical net household income£40,893a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime60per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)50

Owner-occupied65%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Dorchester

£310,000median home sold over the past year · +5.1% over 5 years · -4.5% over the year · 259 sales

Detached£470,000

Semi-detached£345,000

Terraced£299,975

Flat£183,125

Dorset£345,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Dorchester East	1,678	76	£320,000
Dorchester North	3,254	52	£290,000

Postcode districts in Dorchester

DT1 DT2

Nearby areas

Towns and places around Dorchester.

Westham Weymouth Bridport Corfe Sturminster Blandford

“Dorchester” groups neighbourhoods (MSOAs) that share this town or locality name within Dorset — an orientation aid, not an official boundary. Browse all neighbourhoods in Dorset.