Property market
The five-year median is £312,250 from 2,438 recorded sales in DT1. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.
The latest UK House Price Index average for Dorset is £325,410 in June 2026, up 1.6% year on year.
DT1
UK postcode district
Part of Dorchester
Updated September 2026
District overview
- Postcode units
- 1,162
- Current units
- 793
- Coordinate coverage
- 97%
- Electoral wards
- 6
Coverage context
- Countries represented
- England
- English regions represented
- South West
- Local authority codes
- 1
- Terminated postcode units
- 369
Postcode sectors in DT1
Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.
Property
14,971 recorded
sales at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Grove Court, Flat 41, The Grove, Dorchester, DT1 1XL | 21 July 2026 | £115,000 |
| 3, Alington Terrace, Dorchester, DT1 1JS | 21 July 2026 | £248,500 |
| 1, Cambridge Walk, Poundbury, Dorchester, DT1 3FD | 16 July 2026 | £250,000 |
Schools
Across this district
- Open schools
- 8
- Primary
- 4
- Secondary
- 3
Recorded crime
Across this district
- Published events
- 1,511
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 525
- Anti social behaviour 316
- Shoplifting 209
- Criminal damage and arson 107
- Other theft 94
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- DT1 usual residents
- 21,364
- Age-profile population
- 21,356
Age bands in DT1
Postcode district- Age 0 to 14
- 14.8%
- 3,153 residents
- Age 15 to 24
- 9.5%
- 2,037 residents
- Age 25 to 44
- 20.9%
- 4,470 residents
- Age 45 to 64
- 26.9%
- 5,738 residents
- Age 65 and over
- 27.9%
- 5,958 residents
Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.
Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.
Fixed broadband coverage
The median Ofcom availability percentage across 760 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.
- Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Gigabit-capable
- 100%
- Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
- 0%
- Next Generation Access
- 100%
- Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
- 0%
In this district, 742 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 608 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.
Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
GP practices
5
in this district
ATRIUM HEALTH CENTRE
7 WEYMOUTH AVENUE, DORCHESTER, DT1 1QR
ODS code J81068
FORDINGTON SURGERY
91 HIGH STREET, FORDINGTON, DORCHESTER, DT1 1LD
ODS code J81626
POUNDBURY DOCTORS SURGERY
3 FREDERICK TREVES HOUSE, ST. JOHN WAY, DORCHESTER, DT1 2FD
ODS code J81082
PRINCE OF WALES SURGERY
2 FREDERICK TREVES HOUSE, ST. JOHN WAY, DORCHESTER, DT1 2FD
ODS code J81609
QUEENS AVENUE SURGERY
14 QUEENS AVENUE, DORCHESTER, DT1 2EW
ODS code J81016
Evidence in context
Schools
8 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 3 secondary schools.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Recorded crime
1,511 published events cover 12 months, averaging 126 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 525 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.