Castle Close, Dorchester, DT1 2JE - detailed information

Castle Close is in Dorchester and in West Dorset district. DT1 2JE is located in the Dorchester West electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of West Dorset. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Castle Close, Dorchester, DT1 2JE and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: DT1 2JQ, DT1 3FD, DT1 2HX, DT1 2JD, DT1 3GU, DT1 3GW, DT1 3GZ, DT1 3GA, DT1 2JN.

Castle Close Street Report

Property Prices
Average Price: £228,141
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Schools
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Food And Drink
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Sport
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Broadband
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Safety
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Employment
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People
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Culture
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Property Prices

Average property prices on Castle Close are based on 12 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for West Dorset.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for DT1 2JE

Average Price
£228,141

Semi-Detached
£313,242

Terraced
£278,724

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£165,830

Other
£132,647

Estimated Average Property Prices for Castle Close

Average Price
£228,141

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Castle CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2023
16 Castle Close, Dorchester, Dorset Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£203,000	2020-09-29	£226,777
13 Castle Close, Dorchester, Dorset Other, an established residential building	£120,000	2020-06-25	£132,647
9 Castle Close, Dorchester, Dorset Terraced, an established residential building	£258,500	2015-11-06	£352,782
11 Castle Close, Dorchester, Dorset Terraced, an established residential building	£210,000	2015-07-15	£294,689
16 Castle Close, Dorchester, Dorset Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£143,000	2013-11-29	£188,808

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Damers First School Liscombe Street , Poundbury DT1 3DF	- not rated	706 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Prince of Wales School Maiden Castle Road , DT1 2HH	3out of 4	783 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester Lucetta Lane , DT1 2DD	3out of 4	2,190 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Manor Park Church of England First School Mellstock Avenue , DT1 2BH	3out of 4	2,227 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Church of England First School, Charminster West Hill , Charminster DT2 9RD	3out of 4	2,685 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Thomas Hardye School Queen's Avenue , DT1 2ET	4out of 4	410 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dorset Studio School Kingston Maurward , DT2 8PX	3out of 4	4,192 yd	Studio schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dorchester Middle School Queen's Avenue , DT1 2HS	2out of 4	762 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Osmund's Church of England Middle School Barnes Way , DT1 2DZ	- not rated	2,114 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kingston Maurward College , Kingston Maurward DT2 8PY	- not rated	4,219 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sunninghill Preparatory School South Court , South Walks DT1 1EB	- not rated	1,932 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorchester Learning Centre Monkton Park , Winterborne Monkton DT2 9PS	3out of 4	2,180 yd	Pupil referral unit	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	Distance
Sunny Days Nursery	Unit 5, Middle Farm Middle Farm Way	379 yd
PiPs Cafe	Pavilion In The Park St John Way	530 yd
Fables and Food	7 Dinham Walk	581 yd
Kingston Mauward Studio School LTD	Unit 1, Parkway Farm Business Park Middle Farm Way	672 yd
100 Giggles	175 Bridport Road	784 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
DORCHESTER RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB	Dorchester Rugby Football Club Headquarters Coburg Road	104 yd
The Victoria Hotel	33 Maud Road	754 yd
The Sydney Arms	11 Bridport Road	882 yd
Duchess Of Cornwall Inn	12 Queen Mother Square	948 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
IMPERIAL DRAGON	37 Maud Road	754 yd
DOMINO'S PIZZA	Dominos Pizza, Great Western Industrial Estate	1,069 yd
CASE AND BREWER	1 Victoria Road	1,078 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
SAINSBURY'S	Unit A, St Martins Place Bridport Road		766 yd
Waitrose Ltd.	Unit 3, Kings Point House, 5 Queen Mother Square		1,027 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
1610 Dorchester Sports Centre COBURG ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	152 yd
Dorchester Rfc COBURG ROAD	grass pitches	251 yd
Thomas Hardye Leisure Centre (Closed) Coburg Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	273 yd
The Thomas Hardye School QUEENS AVENUE	grass pitches	274 yd
Great Field (Closed) Peverell Avenue East	grass pitches	509 yd
Dorchester Middle School COBURG ROAD	grass pitches	647 yd
The Prince Of Wales School MAIDEN CASTLE ROAD	grass pitches	732 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	32.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	30.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	41.13 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	41.13 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	4.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	5.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	9.54 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Castle Close Street dangerous?

In 2023, 196 crimes were reported near Castle Close . 45% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. Crime level on this street is below average. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of DT1 2JE.

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

More Crime Statistics for Castle Close, Dorchester, DT1 2JE

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	86
Retired	48
Part-Time Employee	45
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Looking after home or family	13
Student (economically inactive)	12
Self-Employed	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Unemployed	5
Other	0

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	38
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Education	18
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	18
Construction	16
Manufacturing	14
Administrative and support service activities	10
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Other	6
Transport and storage	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Real estate activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

People

Gender

Female	163
Male	151

Partnership Status

Single	76
Married: Opposite sex	123
Married: Same sex	1
Separated	6
Divorced	26
Widowed	12

Health

Very good health	149
Good health	108
Fair health	40
Bad health	14
Very bad health	3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications	43
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	27
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	48
Apprenticeship	17
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	51
Degree or Similar	59

Culture

Ethnic Group

Indian	2
Other Asian	1
Black African	1
Mixed White and Asian	1
White	309

Country of Birth

United Kingdom	295
European Union	12
Africa	2
Middle East and Asia	3
The Americas and the Caribbean	1
Oceania	1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK	295
10+ Years	12
5-10 Years	1
2-5 Years	4
Less than 2 years	2

Passport Held

United Kingdom	239
France	1
Spain	1
Other EU countries	4
Southern Asia	2
No passport held	67

Religion

No religion	147
Christian	138
Buddhist	2
Hindu	2
Other religion	2
Not answered	23