House prices in DT1 1 (Dorchester)

This article reveals price per square foot data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in Dorchester (DT1 1).

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Defining 'DT1 1'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "DT1 1", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Dorchester.

You can click on the map labels to change to a neighbouring sector, or you can enter a different postcode sector (e.g. CM23 4) below.

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FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square foot

Knowing the average house price in Dorchester is not much use. However, knowing average price per square foot can be quite useful. Price per sqft allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square foot as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqft = price ÷ internal area

E.g. Flat 16 Fairfield, 5, Dray Horse Yard, Dorchester, sold for £225,000 on Feb-2024. Given the internal area of 678 square feet, the price per sqft is £331.

England & Wales have been officially metric for many decades. Convert this site to square meters.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqft data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqft 'buckets' (e.g. £260-£278, £278-£297, £297-£315 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 190 sales in Dorchester (DT1 1) that took place in the last two years.

You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Dorchester (DT1 1). Of the 190 transactions, half were sold for between £248 and £369 per square foot. The median, or 'middle', price per square foot in 'DT1 1' is £293. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £369 sqft. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Dorchester

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Dorchester. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

House price heatmap for Dorchester

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'DT1 1' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector	Lower quartile	Middle quartile	Upper quartile
DT1 1 Dorchester	£248 sqft	£293 sqft	£369 sqft
DT1 3 Poundbury	£308 sqft	£352 sqft	£407 sqft
DT1 2 Dorchester	£297 sqft	£347 sqft	£408 sqft

Will Dorchester house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for DT1 1 (Dorchester) compared with both the wider area DT1 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Dorchester to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Dorchester and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street	Avg size	Avg £sqft	Recent sales
Somerleigh Road, Dorchester, DT1 1A	828 sqft	£369	37
South Walks Road, Dorchester, DT1 1A	592 sqft	£252	24
Culliford Road North, Dorchester, DT1 1U	559 sqft	£278	18
High West Street, Dorchester, DT1 1U	624 sqft	£210	18
Eldridge Street, Dorchester, DT1 1H	850 sqft	£347	16
The Grove, Dorchester, DT1 1X	635 sqft	£260	16
London Road, Dorchester, DT1 1N	699 sqft	£270	14
Cornwall Road, Dorchester, DT1 1R	0 sqft	£272	12

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Raw data

Our analysis of Dorchester is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address	Paid	sqft	£/sqft
Flat 16 Fairfield, 5, Dray Horse Yard, Dorchester	£225,000 Feb-2024	678	331
Flat 6 Phoenix House, 16, High East St, Dorchester	£83,500 Feb-2024	592	141
2, Orchard St, Dorchester	£337,000 Feb-2024	1,646	204

See the entire list of all sales in Dorchester (DT1 1) here.