Lower Street is in Okeford Fitzpaine, Blandford Forum and in North Dorset district. DT11 0RW is located in the Blackmore Vale electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of North Dorset. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Lower Street, Okeford Fitzpaine, Blandford Forum, DT11 0RW and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: DT11 0TR, DT11 0TP, DT11 0RX, DT11 0RN, DT11 0RR.

Lower Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Lower Street are based on 54 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for North Dorset.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for DT11 0RW

Average Price
£380,476
Semi-Detached
£302,494
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£491,879
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lower Street

Average Price
£453,177
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lower Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
8 Netherway Cottages Lower Street, Blandford Forum, Dorset
Semi-Detached, an established residential building
£278,0002023-11-08 £273,251
Bakers Mead Lower Street, Blandford Forum, Dorset
Detached, an established residential building
£560,0002022-05-19 £553,226
5 Netherway Cottages Lower Street, Blandford Forum, Dorset
Semi-Detached, an established residential building
£270,0002021-09-27 £302,444
Fairview 1A Netherway Cottages Lower Street, Blandford Forum, Dorset
Detached, an established residential building
£330,0002021-09-01 £364,783
1 Netherway Cottages Lower Street, Blandford Forum, Dorset
Semi-Detached, an established residential building
£241,0002018-10-18 £303,206

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Okeford Fitzpaine Church of England School
The Cross , Okeford Fitzpaine DT11 0RF
1out of 4 522 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Shillingstone Church of England Primary School
Augustan Avenue , Shillingstone DT11 0TX
3out of 4 3,119 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Nicholas Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Child Okeford
Station Road , Child Okeford DT11 8EL
3out of 4 3,485 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
William Barnes Primary School
Bridge Street , DT10 1BZ
3out of 4 3,521 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sturminster Newton High School
Bath Road , DT10 1DT
3out of 4 4,512 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Forum School
Shillingstone , DT11 0QS
- not rated 2,160 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Yewstock School
Honeymead Lane , DT10 1EW
4out of 4 4,288 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Hanford School
Childe Okeford , DT11 8HN
- not rated 4,630 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Royal Oak InnRoyal Oak Inn Lower Street250 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Okeford Fitzpaine Village Hall
Greenhayes
504 yd
Okeford Fitzpaine Recreation Field
CASTLE COTTAGE CASTLE COTTAGE CASTLE LANE
grass pitches730 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 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

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 speed44.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed47.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed79.67 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed79.67 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed10.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Lower Street dangerous?

In 2023, 34 crimes were reported near Lower Street . 74% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of DT11 0RW.

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

More Crime Statistics for Lower Street, Okeford Fitzpaine, Blandford Forum, DT11 0RW

Employment

DT11 0RW area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 21% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee86
Retired63
Part-Time Employee33
Self-Employed31
Looking after home or family12
Student (economically inactive)9
Long-Term Sick or disabled8
Unemployed7
Other2
Full-Time Student (with or without job)2

Employment Industry

Education23
Manufacturing19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles19
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security17
Human health and social work activities11
Other11
Agriculture, forestry and fishing8
Accommodation and food service activities8
Construction8
Administrative and support service activities6
Information and communication5
Real estate activities4
Professional, scientific and technical activities4
Financial and insurance activities2
Transport and storage2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2

People

Gender

Female145
Male139

Partnership Status

Single85
Married: Opposite sex122
Married: Same sex2
Civil partnership: Same sex4
Separated7
Divorced14
Widowed20

Health

Very good health119
Good health113
Fair health47
Bad health9
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications40
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 22
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 43
Apprenticeship14
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 48
Degree or Similar 78
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese1
Black African1
Mixed White and Caribbean4
Mixed Other2
White279

Country of Birth

United Kingdom272
European Union5
Africa2
Middle East and Asia4
The Americas and the Caribbean3

Length of Residence

Born in the UK272
10+ Years15

Passport Held

United Kingdom238
Ireland1
North America and the Caribbean2
Oceania1
No passport held46

Religion

No religion133
Christian130
Jewish3
Other religion1
Not answered18