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Poets Way, Dorchester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Poets Way, Dorchester · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/dorchester-dorset/poets-way/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DT1 2FE.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2019)
£156,412
17 sales
Price range
£66k – £210k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
24 Oct 2025
DT1 2FE

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At a glance

House prices£156k averageSince 2019 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station1 min walkDorchester West station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband48% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 24 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

17 property sales on Poets Way, Dorchester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. The most recent sale was on 24 Oct 2025. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £156,412. Average sale prices rose from £158,750 in 2019 to £158,500 in 2025 (+0%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2019; 1 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Poets Way range from £66,000 to £210,000. Every home sold here was sold leasehold.

House prices on Poets Way compared

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

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

Average sale price by year

2019: £158,750 (2 sales)2019£159k2020: £118,000 (2 sales)2020£118k2021: £152,500 (2 sales)2021£153k2022: £142,000 (2 sales)2022£142k2023: £147,000 (3 sales)2023£147k2024: £189,625 (4 sales)2024£190k2025: £158,500 (2 sales)2025£159k

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 24 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat17£156,41224 Oct 2025

Sold prices on Poets Way

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
11, Keats House, Poets Way DT1 2FE 21 Nov 2025£190,000 FlatLeasehold
25, Keats House, Poets Way DT1 2FE 24 Oct 2025£195,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Blake House, Poets Way DT1 2FE 3 Oct 2025£195,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Shelley House, Poets Way DT1 2FE 15 Aug 2025£195,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Byron House, Poets Way DT1 2FE 17 Feb 2025£122,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Blake House, Poets Way DT1 2FE 6 Jun 2024£207,500 FlatLeasehold
2, Blake House, Poets Way DT1 2FE 12 Apr 2024£181,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Blake House, Poets Way DT1 2FE 15 Mar 2024£210,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Keats House, Poets Way DT1 2FE 14 Mar 2024£160,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Byron House, Poets Way DT1 2FE 15 Dec 2023£125,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Blake House, Poets Way DT1 2FE 31 Aug 2023£205,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Browning House, Poets Way DT1 2FE 5 May 2023£160,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Browning House, Poets Way DT1 2FE 24 Feb 2023£156,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Byron House, Poets Way DT1 2FE 16 Sep 2022£74,000 FlatLeasehold
29, Keats House, Poets Way DT1 2FE 16 Sep 2022£210,000 FlatLeasehold
28, Keats House, Poets Way DT1 2FE 19 Oct 2021£180,000 OtherLeasehold
30, Keats House, Poets Way DT1 2FE 15 Oct 2021£167,500 FlatLeasehold
5, Browning House, Poets Way DT1 2FE 24 Sep 2021£185,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Browning House, Poets Way DT1 2FE 3 Sep 2021£145,000 FlatLeasehold
14, Keats House, Poets Way DT1 2FE 12 Feb 2021£160,000 FlatLeasehold
18, Keats House, Poets Way DT1 2FE 27 Feb 2020£170,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Byron House, Poets Way DT1 2FE 7 Feb 2020£66,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Browning House, Poets Way DT1 2FE 1 Nov 2019£147,500 FlatLeasehold
31, Keats House, Poets Way DT1 2FE 16 Oct 2019£170,000 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
9, Blake House, Poets Way £205,000 (Aug 2023) → £207,500 (Jun 2024) +1%
over under a year
4, Browning House, Poets Way £147,500 (Nov 2019) → £145,000 (Sep 2021) -2%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Poets Way

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Dorchester Middle School 527 pupils Middle deemed secondary 9–13 Requires improvement Report 0.3 mi
Sunninghill Preparatory School 167 pupils Other independent school 0–13 Report 0.5 mi
The Thomas Hardye School 2,014 pupils Secondary 13–18 Report 0.5 mi
St Osmund's Church of England Middle School 714 pupils Middle deemed secondary Church of England 9–13 Good Report 0.5 mi
St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester 177 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–9 Report 0.6 mi
The Prince of Wales School 156 pupils Primary 2–9 Report 0.7 mi
Manor Park Church of England First School 396 pupils Primary Church of England 2–9 Inadequate Report 0.7 mi
Damers First School 475 pupils Primary 4–9 Report 0.9 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 0.1 mi · 1 min walk
  • Dorchester South station 0.2 mi · 5 min walk
  • Upwey station 4.4 mi · 1 hr 28 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Market (S-bound, Maumbury Road) 2 min walk
  • Market (N-bound, Maumbury Road) 2 min walk
  • Dorchester West (E-bound, Damers Road) 2 min walk
  • Brewery Square (Stop B, Weymouth Avenue) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Queens Avenue Surgery
    14 Queens Avenue, Dorchester · 0.2 mi
  • Atrium Health Centre
    7 Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester · 0.2 mi
  • Fordington Surgery
    91 High Street, Fordington, Dorchester · 0.7 mi
  • Poundbury Doctors Surgery
    3 Frederick Treves House, St. John Way, Dorchester · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Maud Road · 0.2 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Dorchester · 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Trinity Square Dorchester · 0.3 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Dorchester Local · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Victoria Park Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Tout's Pharmacy Dorchester · 0.2 mi
  • Superdrug Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • A Country Practice · 0.2 mi
  • The Gardens Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
  • Dorchester Orthodontic Clinic · 0.2 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned60.5%62.5%
Private rented23.3%20.3%
Social rented16.3%17.1%
Households615

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.1%64.1%
Aged 65+19.3%18.6%
Residents1,465

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)48%80%
Gigabit-capable48%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 Poets Way

Ethnic group

HereDorset
White92.7%97.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.8%1.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%1.2%
Other ethnic group0.7%0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%0.3%

Religion

HereDorset
No religion46%40.1%
Christian43.8%51.5%
Not answered7.1%6.5%
Muslim1.5%0.4%
Hindu0.7%0.2%
Other religion0.7%0.6%
Buddhist0.1%0.4%
Jewish0.1%0.1%

Country of birth

HereDorset
Born in the UK89.5%93.5%
Born outside the UK10.5%6.5%

Highest qualification

HereDorset
Level 4 qualifications and above32.2%31.5%
Level 3 qualifications19%17.7%
No qualifications16.7%15.8%
Level 2 qualifications14.6%15%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.1%10.4%
Apprenticeship6.3%6.8%
Other qualifications3.2%2.8%

General health

HereDorset
Very good health45.5%44.9%
Good health35.6%35.8%
Fair health14.4%14.2%
Bad health3.7%4%
Very bad health0.8%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereDorset
1 car or van in household48.7%40.8%
2 cars or vans in household25.6%31.8%
No cars or vans in household20.7%13.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household5%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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