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High West Street, Dorchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: High West Street, Dorchester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/dorchester-dorset/high-west-street-west-dorset/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DT1 1UY, DT1 1UQ, DT1 1UT.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£189,755
34 sales
Price range
£65k – £430k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
5 Feb 2019
DT1 1UQ

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At a glance

House prices£190k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station6 min walkDorchester West station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband65% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold90% leaseholdAcross 41 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

34 property sales on High West Street, Dorchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 5 Feb 2019. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £187,172. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 97% flat, 3% terraced. Recorded sale prices on High West Street range from £65,000 to £430,000. 10% of homes sold here were freehold and 90% leasehold.

House prices on High West Street compared

DT1 postcode area£330,133
Dorchester£353,477
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. High West Street has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all DT1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £200,688 (16 sales)2016£201k2017: £184,970 (11 sales)2017£185k2018: £189,000 (6 sales)2018£189k2019: £72,000 (1 sales)2019£72k

Tenure: 10% freehold and 90% leasehold across 41 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat33£187,1725 Feb 2019
Terraced1£275,0009 Nov 2017

Sold prices on High West Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 21, Homechester House, High West Street DT1 1UQ 5 Feb 2019£72,000 FlatLeasehold
17, Stratton House, 59 - 60, High West Street DT1 1UY 20 Dec 2018£407,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 40, Homechester House, High West Street DT1 1UQ 9 Nov 2018£67,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Stratton House, 59 - 60, High West Street DT1 1UY 7 Sep 2018£285,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
31A, High West Street DT1 1UP 24 Aug 2018£268,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 48, Homechester House, High West Street DT1 1UQ 18 Jun 2018£65,000 FlatLeasehold
8, High West Street DT1 1UJ 12 Jun 2018£140,000 OtherFreehold
43, High West Street DT1 1UT 4 Jun 2018£60,000 OtherLeasehold
54, High West Street DT1 1UT 29 May 2018£256,000 OtherFreehold
7, Stratton House, 59 - 60, High West Street DT1 1UY 8 May 2018£275,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 12, Homechester House, High West Street DT1 1UQ 4 May 2018£75,000 FlatLeasehold
13, Stratton House, 59 - 60, High West Street DT1 1UY 17 Apr 2018£245,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 26, Homechester House, High West Street DT1 1UQ 21 Dec 2017£65,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 21, Homechester House, High West Street DT1 1UQ 14 Dec 2017£65,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Stratton House, 59 - 60, High West Street DT1 1UY 28 Nov 2017£299,500 Flat New buildLeasehold
Court Cottage, 62, High West Street DT1 1UY 9 Nov 2017£275,000 TerracedFreehold
Stratton House, 58, High West Street DT1 1UY 3 Aug 2017£171,665 FlatLeasehold
1, Stratton House, 59 - 60, High West Street DT1 1UY 20 Jun 2017£285,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 39, Homechester House, High West Street DT1 1UQ 12 Apr 2017£78,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Stratton House, 59 - 60, High West Street DT1 1UY 6 Mar 2017£285,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Stratton House, 58, High West Street DT1 1UY 24 Feb 2017£165,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
15, Stratton House, 59 - 60, High West Street DT1 1UY 20 Jan 2017£155,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
12, Stratton House, 59 - 60, High West Street DT1 1UY 13 Jan 2017£155,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
3, Stratton House, 59 - 60, High West Street DT1 1UY 4 Jan 2017£190,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
9, Stratton House, 59 - 60, High West Street DT1 1UY 22 Dec 2016£235,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
10, Stratton House, 59 - 60, High West Street DT1 1UY 22 Dec 2016£430,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
14, Stratton House, 59 - 60, High West Street DT1 1UY 22 Dec 2016£230,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
11, Stratton House, 59 - 60, High West Street DT1 1UY 9 Dec 2016£197,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
8, Stratton House, 59 - 60, High West Street DT1 1UY 2 Dec 2016£285,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
13, Stratton House, 59 - 60, High West Street DT1 1UY 28 Nov 2016£200,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
2, Stratton House, 59 - 60, High West Street DT1 1UY 25 Nov 2016£290,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 6, Wadham House 50, High West Street DT1 1UT 9 Nov 2016£155,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 2, Wadham House, 50, High West Street DT1 1UT 30 Sep 2016£175,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
34, High West Street DT1 1UP 9 Sep 2016£47,000 OtherLeasehold
Flat 4, Wadham House, 50, High West Street DT1 1UT 3 Aug 2016£180,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 5, Wadham House, 50, High West Street DT1 1UT 3 Aug 2016£155,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 34, Homechester House, High West Street DT1 1UQ 2 Aug 2016£80,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 23, Homechester House, High West Street DT1 1UQ 27 Jul 2016£84,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, Wadham House, 50, High West Street DT1 1UT 24 Jun 2016£220,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 15, Homechester House, High West Street DT1 1UQ 19 Feb 2016£105,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, Wadham House, 50, High West Street DT1 1UT 4 Feb 2016£190,000 FlatLeasehold

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
Flat 21, Homechester House, High West Street £65,000 (Dec 2017) → £72,000 (Feb 2019) +11%
over 1 yr
13, Stratton House, 59 - 60, High West Street £200,000 (Nov 2016) → £245,000 (Apr 2018) +23%
over 1 yr
Stratton House, 58, High West Street £165,000 (Feb 2017) → £171,665 (Aug 2017) +4%
over under a year

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Schools near High West Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Sunninghill Preparatory School 167 pupils Other independent school 0–13 Report 0.4 mi
Dorchester Middle School 527 pupils Middle deemed secondary 9–13 Requires improvement Report 0.6 mi
St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester 177 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–9 Report 0.7 mi
The Thomas Hardye School 2,014 pupils Secondary 13–18 Report 0.8 mi
St Osmund's Church of England Middle School 714 pupils Middle deemed secondary Church of England 9–13 Good Report 0.8 mi
Manor Park Church of England First School 396 pupils Primary Church of England 2–9 Inadequate Report 0.9 mi
Damers First School 475 pupils Primary 4–9 Report 0.9 mi
The Prince of Wales School 156 pupils Primary 2–9 Report 1.0 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 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
  • Dorchester South station 0.5 mi · 9 min walk
  • Upwey station 4.8 mi · 1 hr 35 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Top O Town (E-bound, High West Street) 1 min walk
  • Top O Town (W-bound, High West Street) 1 min walk
  • The Museum (Stop D, High West Street) 3 min walk
  • Trinity Street (Stop C2, Trinity Street) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Atrium Health Centre
    7 Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester · 0.3 mi
  • Queens Avenue Surgery
    14 Queens Avenue, Dorchester · 0.6 mi
  • Fordington Surgery
    91 High Street, Fordington, Dorchester · 0.6 mi
  • Poundbury Doctors Surgery
    3 Frederick Treves House, St. John Way, Dorchester · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Trinity Square Dorchester · 0.2 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Dorchester · 0.2 mi
  • Cook Cook Dorchester · 0.2 mi
  • Waitrose Waitrose Dorchester · 0.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.2 mi
  • Superdrug Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Tout's Pharmacy Dorchester · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Aspen House Dental Practice · 0.1 mi
  • Princess Street Dental Care · 0.1 mi
  • Royal Terrace Dental Practice · 0.1 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 4 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned44.9%62.5%
Private rented32.5%20.3%
Social rented22.6%17.1%
Households733

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 157.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6454.7%64.1%
Aged 65+37.8%18.6%
Residents1,215

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)93%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)65%80%
Gigabit-capable64%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 High West Street

Ethnic group

HereDorset
White91.5%97.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5%1.1%
Other ethnic group1.6%0.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%1.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%0.3%

Religion

HereDorset
Christian47.9%51.5%
No religion40.3%40.1%
Not answered6.7%6.5%
Buddhist1.6%0.4%
Other religion1.6%0.6%
Muslim1.5%0.4%
Jewish0.2%0.1%
Sikh0.2%–

Country of birth

HereDorset
Born in the UK83.8%93.5%
Born outside the UK16.2%6.5%

Highest qualification

HereDorset
Level 4 qualifications and above39.5%31.5%
No qualifications17.3%15.8%
Level 3 qualifications13.8%17.7%
Level 2 qualifications11.6%15%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%10.4%
Apprenticeship4.3%6.8%
Other qualifications3.6%2.8%

General health

HereDorset
Very good health36.8%44.9%
Good health32.9%35.8%
Fair health20.6%14.2%
Bad health7.1%4%
Very bad health2.6%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereDorset
1 car or van in household43.3%40.8%
No cars or vans in household43.2%13.7%
2 cars or vans in household10.6%31.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household2.9%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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