Dorchester Road is in Upton, Poole and in Purbeck district. BH16 5NJ is located in the Lytchett Matravers & Upton electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Mid Dorset and North Poole. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Dorchester Road, Upton, Poole, BH16 5NJ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: BH16 5FB, BH16 5DQ, BH16 5NR, BH16 5PG, BH16 5EU, BH16 5PH, BH16 5PQ, BH16 5JT, BH16 5LA.

Dorchester Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Dorchester Road are based on 187 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Purbeck.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for BH16 5NJ

Average Price
£480,896
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£480,896
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Dorchester Road

Average Price
£454,575
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Dorchester Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
11 Dorchester Road, Poole, Dorset
Detached, an established residential building
£285,0002019-02-15 £349,393
31A Dorchester Road, Poole, Dorset
Detached, an established residential building
£615,0002018-11-09 £757,256
25 Dorchester Road, Poole, Dorset
Detached, an established residential building
£320,0002016-07-27 £433,129
23 Dorchester Road, Poole, Dorset
Detached, an established residential building
£324,0002010-03-31 £535,167
9 Dorchester Road, Poole, Dorset
Detached, an established residential building
£305,0002007-07-23 £479,871

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Upton Infant School
Guest Road , Upton BH16 5LQ
3out of 4 376 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Upton Junior School
St Martin's Road , Upton BH16 5NQ
2out of 4 510 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Bayside Academy
Turlin Road , Turlin Moor BH16 5AH
3out of 4 1,601 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Springdale First School
Springdale Road , BH18 9BW
4out of 4 3,202 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Hillbourne Primary School
Kitchener Crescent , BH17 7HX
2out of 4 3,316 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lytchett Minster School
Lytchett Minster , Purbeck BH16 6JD
3out of 4 2,055 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Parkstone Grammar School
Sopers Lane , BH17 7EP
4out of 4 3,579 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
The Cornerstone Academy
Blandford Close , Hamworthy BH15 4BQ
3out of 4 3,647 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Poole High School
Wimborne Road , BH15 2BW
3out of 4 4,115 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Corfe Hills School
Higher Blandford Road , BH18 9BG
2out of 4 4,220 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Broadstone Middle School
Dunyeats Road , BH18 8AE
2out of 4 4,718 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Lockyer's Middle School
Blandford Road , Corfe Mullen BH21 3HQ
3out of 4 5,054 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Yarrells Preparatory School
Yarrells House , Upton BH16 5EU
- not rated 318 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Montacute School
3 Canford Heath Road , BH17 9NG
3out of 4 4,173 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Castle Court School
Knoll Lane , Corfe Mullen BH21 3RF
- not rated 4,385 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Longspee School
Learoyd Road , Canford Heath BH17 8PJ
4out of 4 4,386 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Graduately-Developing-Futures
Valley View Farm , Castle Farm Road BH16 6DA
- not rated 4,683 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Costa CoffeeUnit 1, 1 Dorchester Road1 yd
Upton Central2 The Triangle71 yd
The Phat Fryer9 Moorland Parade223 yd
Upton CafeUpton Social Club Poole Road261 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Domino's Pizza3 The Triangle71 yd
Dorset Pizza Kitchen60 Sandy Lane478 yd
Abid Spice583 Blandford Road995 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Upton Recreation Ground
SEA VIEW ROAD
grass pitches701 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 92.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 92.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 92.9%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed100 Mbit/s
Average download speed274.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed19.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed23.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Dorchester Road dangerous?

In 2023, 227 crimes were reported near Dorchester Road . 41% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered not safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of BH16 5NJ.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Dorchester Road, Upton, Poole, BH16 5NJ

Employment

The percentage of retired residents living in BH16 5NJ area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 32% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired120
Full-Time Employee112
Part-Time Employee49
Looking after home or family23
Self-Employed21
Student (economically inactive)18
Long-Term Sick or disabled12
Unemployed11
Other7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles30
Manufacturing27
Human health and social work activities15
Education12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security12
Other11
Construction11
Accommodation and food service activities10
Financial and insurance activities10
Administrative and support service activities8
Transport and storage6
Professional, scientific and technical activities5
Information and communication4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities3
Real estate activities1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female236
Male216

Partnership Status

Single114
Married: Opposite sex189
Married: Same sex1
Separated10
Divorced42
Widowed23

Health

Very good health200
Good health144
Fair health81
Bad health24
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications81
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 41
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 66
Apprenticeship28
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 67
Degree or Similar 81
Other15

Culture

Ethnic Group

Mixed White and Asian4
Mixed Other8
White435
Gypsy or Irish Traveller4
Other1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom439
European Union9
Rest of Europe1
The Americas and the Caribbean4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK439
10+ Years9
5-10 Years5

Passport Held

United Kingdom335
Poland5
Other EU countries2
No passport held111

Religion

No religion208
Christian207
Buddhist1
Muslim1
Other religion1
Not answered35