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Artisan Drive, Charminster, Dorchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Artisan Drive, Charminster, Dorchester · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/dorchester-dorset/artisan-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DT2 9FY.

Average price (last 12 months)
£335,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2023)
£543,633
30 sales
Price range
£325k – £745k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
12 Dec 2025
DT2 9FY

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At a glance

House prices£544k averageSince 2023 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station38 min walkDorchester West station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 32 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

30 property sales on Artisan Drive, Charminster, Dorchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2023. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £335,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £575,760. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2023; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 83% detached, 17% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Artisan Drive range from £325,000 to £745,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Artisan Drive compared

DT2 postcode area£382,394
Dorchester£353,477
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Artisan Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all DT2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2023: £528,077 (13 sales)2023£528k2024: £569,313 (16 sales)2024£569k2025: £335,000 (1 sales)2025£335k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 32 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached25£575,7608 Nov 2024
Semi-detached5£383,00012 Dec 2025

Sold prices on Artisan Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
28, Artisan Drive DT2 9FY 12 Dec 2025£335,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Artisan Drive DT2 9FY 8 Nov 2024£504,000 Detached New buildFreehold
27, Artisan Drive DT2 9FY 31 Oct 2024£650,000 Detached New buildFreehold
5, Artisan Drive DT2 9FY 25 Oct 2024£715,000 Detached New buildFreehold
31, Artisan Drive DT2 9FY 11 Oct 2024£435,000 DetachedFreehold
37, Artisan Drive DT2 9FY 4 Oct 2024£500,000 Detached New buildFreehold
31, Artisan Drive DT2 9FY 8 Jul 2024£440,000 DetachedFreehold
24, Artisan Drive DT2 9FY 28 Jun 2024£695,000 Detached New buildFreehold
17, Artisan Drive DT2 9FY 10 Jun 2024£615,000 Detached New buildFreehold
16, Artisan Drive DT2 9FY 24 May 2024£485,000 DetachedFreehold
38, Artisan Drive DT2 9FY 29 Apr 2024£650,000 Detached New buildFreehold
20, Artisan Drive DT2 9FY 26 Apr 2024£500,000 Detached New buildFreehold
22, Artisan Drive DT2 9FY 26 Apr 2024£535,000 Detached New buildFreehold
19, Artisan Drive DT2 9FY 11 Mar 2024£485,000 Detached New buildFreehold
4, Artisan Drive DT2 9FY 22 Feb 2024£495,000 Detached New buildFreehold
6, Artisan Drive DT2 9FY 14 Feb 2024£615,000 Detached New buildFreehold
18, Artisan Drive DT2 9FY 31 Jan 2024£485,000 Detached New buildFreehold
23, Artisan Drive DT2 9FY 11 Jan 2024£745,000 Detached New buildFreehold
25, Artisan Drive DT2 9FY 29 Nov 2023£535,000 Detached New buildFreehold
26, Artisan Drive DT2 9FY 29 Sep 2023£745,000 Detached New buildFreehold
29, Artisan Drive DT2 9FY 29 Sep 2023£325,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
28, Artisan Drive DT2 9FY 28 Sep 2023£325,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
30, Artisan Drive DT2 9FY 27 Sep 2023£615,000 Detached New buildFreehold
1, Artisan Drive DT2 9FY 15 Sep 2023£715,000 Detached New buildFreehold
32, Artisan Drive DT2 9FY 15 Sep 2023£615,000 Detached New buildFreehold
47, Artisan Drive DT2 9FY 16 Aug 2023£545,000 Detached New buildFreehold
3, Artisan Drive DT2 9FY 26 Jul 2023£455,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
2, Artisan Drive DT2 9FY 12 Jul 2023£475,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
31, Artisan Drive DT2 9FY 30 Jun 2023£495,000 Detached New buildFreehold
45, Artisan Drive DT2 9FY 16 Jun 2023£485,000 Detached New buildFreehold
46, Artisan Drive DT2 9FY 16 Jun 2023£535,000 Detached New buildFreehold
8, Artisan Drive DT2 9FY 30 Mar 2023£333,752 OtherFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
28, Artisan Drive £325,000 (Sep 2023) → £335,000 (Dec 2025) +3%
over 2 yrs
31, Artisan Drive £495,000 (Jun 2023) → £440,000 (Jul 2024) → £435,000 (Oct 2024) -12%
over 1 yr

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Schools near Artisan Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Mary's Church of England First School, Charminster 148 pupils Primary Church of England 4–9 Report 0.3 mi
Damers First School 475 pupils Primary 4–9 Report 1.3 mi
The Thomas Hardye School 2,014 pupils Secondary 13–18 Report 1.9 mi
Dorchester Middle School 527 pupils Middle deemed secondary 9–13 Requires improvement Report 2.0 mi
Sunninghill Preparatory School 167 pupils Other independent school 0–13 Report 2.1 mi
St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester 177 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–9 Report 2.4 mi
St Osmund's Church of England Middle School 714 pupils Middle deemed secondary Church of England 9–13 Good Report 2.5 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Dorchester West station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk
  • Dorchester South station 2.1 mi · 42 min walk
  • Maiden Newton station 5.6 mi · 1 hr 51 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Weir View (E-bound) 3 min walk
  • Weir View (W-bound, Weir View) 3 min walk
  • Hill View (NW-bound, Hill View) 5 min walk
  • St Marys School (E-bound) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Poundbury Doctors Surgery
    3 Frederick Treves House, St. John Way, Dorchester · 1.5 mi
  • Prince Of Wales Surgery
    2 Frederick Treves House, St. John Way, Dorchester · 1.5 mi
  • Atrium Health Centre
    7 Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester · 2.0 mi
  • Queens Avenue Surgery
    14 Queens Avenue, Dorchester · 2.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Waitrose Waitrose Poundbury · 1.4 mi
  • Spar Spar - Dorchester · 1.5 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Dorchester · 1.5 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Dorchester Local · 1.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Poundbury Pharmacy · 1.5 mi
  • Boots · 1.8 mi
  • Victoria Park Pharmacy · 1.9 mi

Dentists

  • St John's Dental Practice · 1.4 mi
  • Poundbury Dental Practice · 1.5 mi
  • Specialist Restorative & Implant Dentistry Clinic · 1.5 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income6 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned67.8%62.5%
Private rented11.4%20.3%
Social rented20.8%17.1%
Households1,118

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6456.3%64.1%
Aged 65+27.4%18.6%
Residents2,420

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks79%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network99%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks97%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks84%92%

Share of homes across Dorset with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Artisan Drive

Ethnic group

HereDorset
White98.2%97.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%1.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%1.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%0.3%
Other ethnic group0%0.4%

Religion

HereDorset
Christian52.5%51.5%
No religion39.3%40.1%
Not answered7.1%6.5%
Other religion0.6%0.6%
Muslim0.4%0.4%
Buddhist0.1%0.4%
Hindu0%0.2%
Jewish0%0.1%

Country of birth

HereDorset
Born in the UK95.1%93.5%
Born outside the UK4.9%6.5%

Highest qualification

HereDorset
Level 4 qualifications and above32.6%31.5%
Level 3 qualifications17.5%17.7%
No qualifications15.7%15.8%
Level 2 qualifications15.5%15%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%10.4%
Apprenticeship6.4%6.8%
Other qualifications3%2.8%

General health

HereDorset
Very good health45.2%44.9%
Good health34.7%35.8%
Fair health15.2%14.2%
Bad health3.8%4%
Very bad health1.1%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereDorset
1 car or van in household44.4%40.8%
2 cars or vans in household32.1%31.8%
No cars or vans in household12.3%13.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.2%13.7%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Dorset.

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