Sturminster

Dorset · South West

Sturminster in Dorset is made up of 2 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) on this site. Their Area Scores range from 55 to 56 out of 100, with typical homes from £310,000 to £550,000.

In summary

The neighbourhoods of Sturminster are unusually alike — all 2 score within 1 points of each other, from Sturminster Newton & Stalbridge (55) to Sturminster Marshall & Crichel (56). All 2 sit in England's broad middle band for deprivation — none reaches either extreme third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £310,000 in Sturminster Newton & Stalbridge to £550,000 in Sturminster Marshall & Crichel — a 1.8× gap within Sturminster.

Living here

Typical net household income£40,027a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime34per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)52

Owner-occupied71%

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 Sturminster

£343,500median home sold over the past year · +12.6% over 5 years · -5.9% over the year · 207 sales

Detached£473,750

Semi-detached£293,750

Terraced£257,995

Flat£136,500

Dorset£345,000

England£300,000

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

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Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Sturminster Marshall & Crichel	2,987	56	£550,000
Sturminster Newton & Stalbridge	3,055	55	£310,000

Postcode districts in Sturminster

BA8 BH16 BH21 BH31 DT9 DT10 DT11 SP5

Nearby areas

Towns and places around Sturminster.

Blandford Gillingham Corfe Ferndown Canford Heath (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) Hamworthy (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)

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