The Drive is in Over Compton, Sherborne and in West Dorset district. DT9 4RF is located in the Sherborne Rural electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of West Dorset. This postcode has been in use since 1992-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about The Drive, Over Compton, Sherborne, DT9 4RF and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: DT9 4PS, DT9 4QU, DT9 4QN, DT9 4QR, DT9 4DJ, DT9 4QP.

The Drive Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on The Drive are based on 1 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 DT9 4RF

Average Price
£327,176
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£327,176
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Drive

Average Price
£327,176
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The DriveStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Snow Goose Cottage The Drive, Sherborne, Dorset
Terraced, an established residential building 		£190,0002005-07-13 £327,176

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Trent Young's CofE Primary School
Trent, DT9 4SW 		1,713 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Primrose Lane Primary School
Cunningham Road, BA21 5FH 		2,109 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Birchfield Community Primary School
Birchfield Road, BA21 5RL 		2,642 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy
St Michael's Avenue, BA21 4LD 		2,908 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4St. Michael's Academy
Grass Royal, BA21 4JW 		3,052 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedBuckler's Mead School
1 St. Johns Road, BA21 4NH 		3,267 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Gryphon School
Bristol Road, DT9 4EQ 		5,223 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Westfield Academy
Stiby Road, BA21 3EP 		5,272 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedYeovil College
Mudford Road, BA21 4DR 		4,245 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Fiveways Special School
Victoria Road, BA21 5AZ 		2,465 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Fairmead School
Mudford Road, BA21 4NZ 		3,306 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4South Somerset Partnership School
Dampier Street, BA21 4EN 		3,537 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSherborne School for Girls
Bradford Road, DT9 3QN 		4,189 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedSherborne International
Newell Grange, DT9 4EZ 		4,711 yd Other independent school No 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
TRENCHERMANSOld Dairy Compton Road33 yd
FORTUNE PALACERoad House Yeovil Road694 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
THE GRIFFINS HEAD INNGriffins Head Inn The Folly818 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Compton House Cricket Club
COMPTON ROAD 		grass pitches417 yd
Nether Compton Playing Field
grass pitches823 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%

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

Safety

Is The Drive Street dangerous?

In 2023, 1 crimes were reported near The Drive . 90% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very safe. The most common type of crime was all crimes. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of DT9 4RF.

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

Crime Statistics

Vehicle Crime 1
All Crimes 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of DT9 4RF.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance

Employment

DT9 4RF area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 13% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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.

The percentage of retired residents living in DT9 4RF area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 46% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired69
Full-Time Employee33
Self-Employed21
Part-Time Employee16
Other3
Full-Time Student (with or without job)3
Looking after home or family2
Student (economically inactive)1
Long-Term Sick or disabled1
Unemployed

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles13
Professional, scientific and technical activities12
Education11
Construction9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security9
Manufacturing6
Administrative and support service activities5
Other5
Human health and social work activities4
Information and communication3
Financial and insurance activities2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing2
Accommodation and food service activities2
Transport and storage1

People

Gender

Female85
Male83

Partnership Status

Single21
Married: Opposite sex99
Married: Same sex2
Separated4
Divorced5
Widowed19

Health

Very good health81
Good health62
Fair health20
Bad health5

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications20
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 11
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 16
Apprenticeship7
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 21
Degree or Similar 70
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi3
Chinese2
Other Asian1
Mixed White and African1
White162

Country of Birth

United Kingdom148
European Union7
Rest of Europe2
Middle East and Asia7
The Americas and the Caribbean2
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK148
10+ Years16
5-10 Years4

Passport Held

United Kingdom146
Ireland2
Italy1
Portugal1
Poland1
Other EU countries1
Southern Asia2
North America and the Caribbean1
Oceania1
No passport held12

Religion

No religion40
Christian110
Buddhist1
Muslim3
Not answered13
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