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Dorchester Road, Lytchett Minster, Poole

MyStreetCheck free street report: Dorchester Road, Lytchett Minster, Poole · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/poole-dorset/dorchester-road-lytchett-minster/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BH16 6JE, BH16 6JF, BH16 6HT.

Average price (last 12 months)
£410,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2021)
£573,409
11 sales
Price range
£340k – £850k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
24 Apr 2026
BH16 6JE

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At a glance

House prices£410k average11% above the Poole average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station36 min walkHamworthy station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband34% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 15 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

11 property sales on Dorchester Road, Lytchett Minster, Poole have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2021. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £410,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £671,786. That is 11% above the Poole average of £369,432 over the same period. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2021; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 64% detached, 36% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Dorchester Road range from £340,000 to £850,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 33 streets in Poole with at least two sales in the last year, Dorchester Road ranks 10th for average price.

House prices on Dorchester Road compared

Dorchester Road£410,000
BH16 postcode area£352,935
Poole£369,432
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all BH16 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2021: £550,000 (2 sales)2021£550k2022: £762,500 (2 sales)2022£763k2024: £561,500 (3 sales)2024£562k2025: £506,000 (3 sales)2025£506k2026: £480,000 (1 sales)2026£480k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 15 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached7£671,78623 Apr 2025
Semi-detached4£401,25024 Apr 2026

Sold prices on Dorchester Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Brook Cottage, Dorchester Road BH16 6JE 24 Apr 2026£480,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Dorchester Road BH16 6JE 1 Dec 2025£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Studland Cottages, Dorchester Road BH16 6JF 22 Aug 2025£393,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Dorchester Road BH16 6JE 23 Apr 2025£785,000 DetachedFreehold
Swingate, Dorchester Road BH16 6HT 13 Dec 2024£592,500 DetachedFreehold
2, Studland Cottages, Dorchester Road BH16 6JF 12 Jul 2024£392,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53A, Dorchester Road BH16 6JE 26 Jun 2024£700,000 DetachedFreehold
Lytchett House, Dorchester Road BH16 6JE 3 Jul 2023£487,505 DetachedFreehold
The Old Vicarage, Dorchester Road BH16 6JE 16 Nov 2022£850,000 DetachedFreehold
Slepe Cottage, Dorchester Road BH16 6HT 25 Mar 2022£675,000 DetachedFreehold
53A, Dorchester Road BH16 6JE 10 Sep 2021£700,000 DetachedFreehold
Gavity, Dorchester Road BH16 6JF 5 Mar 2021£400,000 DetachedFreehold
53A, Dorchester Road BH16 6JE 3 Dec 2018£150,000 OtherFreehold
53A, Dorchester Road BH16 6JE 3 Apr 2018£150,000 OtherFreehold
Unit 4, Charity Farm, Dorchester Road BH16 6JF 3 Aug 2017£4,750 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
2, Studland Cottages, Dorchester Road £392,000 (Jul 2024) → £393,000 (Aug 2025) +0%
over 1 yr
53A, Dorchester Road £150,000 (Apr 2018) → £700,000 (Sep 2021) → £700,000 (Jun 2024) +367%
over 6 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Dorchester Road

Crime

15 crimes were reported within about a mile of Dorchester Road 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).

Anti-social behaviour5
Bicycle theft2
Criminal damage & arson2
Public order2
Violence & sexual offences2
Shoplifting1

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

Flood risk

Dorchester Road is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • East coast of Dorset Flood alert area
  • Lower Stour and tributaries Flood alert area
  • Dorset coast at Poole Harbour Flood alert area
  • Groundwater flooding in the West of Dorset 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 Dorchester Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Lytchett Minster School 1,624 pupils Secondary 11–19 Report 0.3 mi
Upton Junior School 351 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Upton Infant School 250 pupils Primary 4–7 Report 1.0 mi
Yarrells Preparatory School 238 pupils Other independent school 0–11 Report 1.1 mi
Lytchett Matravers Primary School 484 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 1.6 mi
Bayside Academy 180 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.6 mi
Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 342 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 2.5 mi
Springdale First School 300 pupils Primary 5–9 Report 2.7 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

  • Hamworthy station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk
  • Holton Heath station 2.0 mi · 39 min walk
  • Poole station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 8 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Parish Church (N-bound) 1 min walk
  • Parish Church (SE-bound) 1 min walk
  • St. Peters Finger (NE-bound, Dorchester Road) 2 min walk
  • St. Peters Finger (SW-bound, Dorchester Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Adam Practice
    306 Blandford Road, Hamworthy, Poole · 2.3 mi
  • The Birchwood Practice
    Northmead Drive, Creekmoor, Poole · 2.6 mi
  • Sandford Surgery
    Tyneham Close, Sandford, Wareham · 2.6 mi
  • The Hadleigh Practice
    Hadleigh Practice, 20 Kirkway, Broadstone · 3.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Aldi Aldi Upton Poole · 1.1 mi
  • Spar Spar - The Triangle, Upton · 1.2 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Wareham Road · 1.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Upton · 1.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Rowlands Pharmacy · 1.2 mi
  • Everyou Pharmacy · 1.8 mi
  • Crest Pharmacy · 2.3 mi

Dentists

  • Personal Dental Care · 1.3 mi
  • Dental Centre · 1.8 mi
  • Dolphin Dental Care · 2.4 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 8 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.

Income9 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned86.3%62.5%
Private rented12.2%20.3%
Social rented1.5%17.1%
Households866

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1510.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6454.1%64.1%
Aged 65+35.2%18.6%
Residents1,928

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)96%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)34%80%
Gigabit-capable34%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 Dorchester Road

Ethnic group

HereDorset
White98.9%97.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%1.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.3%1.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%0.3%
Other ethnic group0.2%0.4%

Religion

HereDorset
Christian57.4%51.5%
No religion37.6%40.1%
Not answered4.6%6.5%
Other religion0.3%0.6%
Buddhist0.1%0.4%
Hindu0%0.2%
Jewish0%0.1%
Muslim0%0.4%

Country of birth

HereDorset
Born in the UK95.2%93.5%
Born outside the UK4.8%6.5%

Highest qualification

HereDorset
Level 4 qualifications and above25.3%31.5%
No qualifications19.3%15.8%
Level 3 qualifications17.2%17.7%
Level 2 qualifications14.2%15%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%10.4%
Apprenticeship9.5%6.8%
Other qualifications2.9%2.8%

General health

HereDorset
Very good health44.1%44.9%
Good health37.6%35.8%
Fair health14.2%14.2%
Bad health3.6%4%
Very bad health0.6%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereDorset
1 car or van in household38.4%40.8%
2 cars or vans in household36.2%31.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household17.8%13.7%
No cars or vans in household7.6%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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