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Dorset Square, Lawford, Manningtree

MyStreetCheck free street report: Dorset Square, Lawford, Manningtree · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/manningtree-essex/dorset-square/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CO11 2DW.

Average price (last 12 months)
£297,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£251,135
48 sales
Price range
£200k – £345k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
29 Jul 2026
CO11 2DW

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At a glance

House prices£251k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station11 min walkManningtree station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold87% freeholdAcross 53 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

48 property sales on Dorset Square, Lawford, Manningtree have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £297,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £252,484. 19 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 18 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 65% terraced, 21% semi-detached, 10% flat. Recorded sale prices on Dorset Square range from £200,000 to £345,000. 87% of homes sold here were freehold and 13% leasehold.

House prices on Dorset Square compared

CO11 postcode area£375,824
Manningtree£372,596
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Dorset Square has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CO11 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £272,500 (2 sales)2016£273k2017: £227,614 (22 sales)2017£228k2019: £253,400 (5 sales)2019£253k2020: £239,000 (2 sales)2020£239k2021: £250,500 (4 sales)2021£251k2022: £308,600 (5 sales)2022£309k2024: £245,000 (3 sales)2024£245k2025: £295,000 (4 sales)2025£295k2026: £297,000 (1 sales)2026£297k

Tenure: 87% freehold and 13% leasehold across 53 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced31£252,48429 Jul 2026
Semi-detached10£248,45010 Mar 2025
Flat5£230,60024 Jul 2024
Detached2£295,00030 May 2019

Sold prices on Dorset Square

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
20, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 29 Jul 2026£297,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 25 Jul 2025£300,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 28 Mar 2025£300,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 21 Mar 2025£285,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 10 Mar 2025£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 19 Dec 2024£280,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 15 Nov 2024£200,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 24 Jul 2024£255,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 10 Aug 2022£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 8 Aug 2022£345,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 19 Jul 2022£300,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 10 May 2022£280,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 29 Apr 2022£265,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 25 Apr 2022£318,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 28 Sep 2021£269,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 28 Jun 2021£262,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 15 Mar 2021£250,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 10 Mar 2021£237,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 22 Jan 2021£252,500 TerracedFreehold
22, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 26 Nov 2020£233,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 23 Nov 2020£253,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 24 Apr 2020£245,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 30 Sep 2019£245,000 TerracedFreehold
Car Port, 8, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 30 Aug 2019£237,000 OtherLeasehold
8, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 30 Aug 2019£237,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 31 Jul 2019£236,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
Car Port, 4, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 30 May 2019£265,000 DetachedLeasehold
4, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 30 May 2019£265,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 25 Apr 2019£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 22 Jun 2017£225,000 FlatLeasehold
18, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 15 Jun 2017£250,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
14, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 6 Jun 2017£250,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
20, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 31 May 2017£227,500 Terraced New buildFreehold
16, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 30 May 2017£225,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
6, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 19 May 2017£232,500 Terraced New buildFreehold
8, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 19 May 2017£227,500 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
4, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 11 May 2017£230,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
12, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 28 Apr 2017£225,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
22, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 7 Apr 2017£220,000 FlatLeasehold
28, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 7 Apr 2017£232,500 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
26, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 24 Mar 2017£225,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
24, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 10 Mar 2017£220,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
17, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 24 Feb 2017£220,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
19, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 24 Feb 2017£220,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
21, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 24 Feb 2017£230,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
1, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 10 Feb 2017£225,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
3, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 10 Feb 2017£225,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
11, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 27 Jan 2017£225,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
15, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 27 Jan 2017£225,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
7, Dorset Square CO11 2DW 26 Jan 2017£220,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
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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
20, Dorset Square £227,500 (May 2017) → £297,000 (Jul 2026) +31%
over 9 yrs
17, Dorset Square £220,000 (Feb 2017) → £245,000 (Apr 2020) → £300,000 (Jul 2025) +36%
over 8 yrs
15, Dorset Square £225,000 (Jan 2017) → £300,000 (Mar 2025) +33%
over 8 yrs
19, Dorset Square £220,000 (Feb 2017) → £250,000 (Mar 2021) → £285,000 (Mar 2025) +30%
over 8 yrs
26, Dorset Square £225,000 (Mar 2017) → £262,500 (Jun 2021) → £295,000 (Mar 2025) +31%
over 8 yrs
16, Dorset Square £225,000 (May 2017) → £280,000 (Dec 2024) +24%
over 8 yrs
5, Dorset Square £220,000 (Dec 2016) → £300,000 (Jul 2022) → £200,000 (Nov 2024) -9%
over 8 yrs
22, Dorset Square £220,000 (Apr 2017) → £233,000 (Nov 2020) → £255,000 (Jul 2024) +16%
over 7 yrs
8, Dorset Square £227,500 (May 2017) → £236,500 (Jul 2019) → £237,000 (Aug 2019) → £300,000 (Aug 2022) +32%
over 5 yrs
14, Dorset Square £250,000 (Jun 2017) → £345,000 (Aug 2022) +38%
over 5 yrs
7, Dorset Square £220,000 (Jan 2017) → £265,000 (Apr 2022) +20%
over 5 yrs
18, Dorset Square £250,000 (Jun 2017) → £318,000 (Apr 2022) +27%
over 5 yrs
12, Dorset Square £225,000 (Apr 2017) → £269,000 (Sep 2021) +20%
over 4 yrs
11, Dorset Square £225,000 (Jan 2017) → £237,000 (Mar 2021) +5%
over 4 yrs
6, Dorset Square £232,500 (May 2017) → £252,500 (Jan 2021) +9%
over 4 yrs
21, Dorset Square £230,000 (Feb 2017) → £253,000 (Nov 2020) +10%
over 4 yrs
9, Dorset Square £227,500 (Jan 2017) → £245,000 (Sep 2019) +8%
over 3 yrs
4, Dorset Square £230,000 (May 2017) → £265,000 (May 2019) +15%
over 2 yrs
1, Dorset Square £225,000 (Feb 2017) → £255,000 (Apr 2019) +13%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Dorset Square

Crime

29 crimes were reported within about a mile of Dorset Square in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences11
Other theft6
Anti-social behaviour4
Criminal damage & arson2
Shoplifting2
Bicycle theft1

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Dorset Square is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • The tidal River Stour at Manningtree Flood alert area
  • The north and south banks of the Stour estuary, from Shotley Gate, to and including Brantham Flood alert area
  • The Suffolk and Essex coast from Felixstowe to Clacton including Orwell and Stour estuaries Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Dorset Square

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Manningtree High School 908 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.1 mi
Highfields Primary School 320 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 349 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Brooklands Primary School 268 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.5 mi
Stourview Church of England Primary Academy 39 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Requires improvement Report 1.6 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

  • Manningtree station 0.5 mi · 11 min walk
  • Mistley station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • School (N-bound, Local Access Road) 1 min walk
  • Sports Centre (opp, Colchester Rd) 3 min walk
  • Edgefield Avenue (adj, Colchester Rd) 3 min walk
  • Edgefield Avenue (opp, Colchester Rd) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Lawford Surgery
    2 Edgefield Avenue, Lawford, Manningtree · 0.1 mi
  • The Riverside Health Ctr
    Station Road, Manningtree · 0.5 mi
  • Constable Country Rural Medical Practice
    Constable Country Mp, Heath Road, Colchester · 2.7 mi
  • The Ardleigh Surgery
    Doctors Surgery, Dedham Road, Colchester · 3.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Manningtree Foodstore · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Manningtree Express · 0.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Brantham Foodstore · 1.7 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op East Bergholt · 2.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • The Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • Dedham Dental Surgery · 2.8 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 5 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
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned67.4%62.5%
Private rented10.9%20.3%
Social rented21.4%17.1%
Households645

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.7%64.1%
Aged 65+21.5%18.6%
Residents1,509

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 networks77%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks87%92%

Share of homes across Tendring 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 Dorset Square

Ethnic group

HereTendring
White97.5%96.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%1.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.3%1.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%0.6%
Other ethnic group0%0.4%

Religion

HereTendring
No religion46.9%43.2%
Christian46.2%49.3%
Not answered5.8%5.9%
Other religion0.6%0.5%
Buddhist0.2%0.3%
Hindu0.1%0.2%
Jewish0.1%0.2%
Muslim0.1%0.4%

Country of birth

HereTendring
Born in the UK96.1%95%
Born outside the UK3.9%5%

Highest qualification

HereTendring
Level 4 qualifications and above27.5%19.9%
No qualifications19.6%26.2%
Level 3 qualifications18.3%15.6%
Level 2 qualifications13.2%15.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.3%12.9%
Apprenticeship5.7%6.8%
Other qualifications3.3%3.3%

General health

HereTendring
Very good health46.3%39.4%
Good health33%35.6%
Fair health14.6%17.2%
Bad health4.7%6%
Very bad health1.5%1.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereTendring
1 car or van in household42.3%43.3%
2 cars or vans in household33%25.8%
No cars or vans in household13.2%20.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.6%10.8%

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 Tendring.

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