DT2 8PL
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Property report — DT2 8PL
Open-data due diligence for DT2 8PL and the area around it.
DT2 8PL in brief: 37 recorded sales (£85,450–£810,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DT2 8PL itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the DT2 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£382,039
Population
18,475
Crimes recorded
14
Schools
6
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
55%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in DT2 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (39 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-25 | £528,600 | 11 MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2024-07-05 | £496,000 | 4 MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2024-03-27 | £425,000 | 9 MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2023-10-27 | £450,000 | 15 MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2023-10-04 | £465,000 | 2 MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2023-04-27 | £810,000 | MAYNE HOUSE, 1A MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2022-11-01 | £795,000 | 29 MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2022-05-20 | £400,000 | 5 MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2021-12-17 | £395,000 | 12 MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2020-12-17 | £612,000 | 19 MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2020-02-14 | £384,000 | 25 MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2019-03-27 | £620,000 | 28A MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2018-03-23 | £650,000 | GREENACRES, 28 MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-12-19 | £364,500 | 10 MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2016-02-17 | £625,000 | 21 MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2015-09-16 | £620,000 | 20 MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2014-09-29 | £448,000 | 19 MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2014-04-22 | £296,000 | WESTMAYNE MEWS, 17 MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2012-06-13 | £565,000 | MAYNE HOUSE, 1A MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2011-04-15 | £185,000 | SILVERTREES, 28A MARTEL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2010-12-09 | £325,000 | 26 MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2009-12-11 | £290,000 | SILVERTREES, 28A MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2009-04-01 | £260,000 | 21 MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2009-03-12 | £425,000 | 19A MARTEL CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-09-26 | £230,000 | 8 MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2008-08-15 | £318,000 | 20 MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2007-02-07 | £435,000 | 19 MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2006-12-15 | £345,000 | 13 MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2006-05-19 | £278,000 | WESTMAYNE MEWS, 17 MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2006-04-28 | £390,000 | 1 MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2004-04-06 | £305,000 | 13 MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 1999-12-17 | £280,000 | 29 MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 1999-07-14 | £95,000 | 7 MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 1999-07-14 | £114,000 | WESTMAYNE MEWS, 17 MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 1998-10-02 | £118,500 | 24 MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 1997-11-03 | £85,450 | 6 MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
| 1997-02-21 | £130,000 | 26A MARTEL CLOSE | Detached |
37 recorded sales on DT2 8PL. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadmayne First School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Manor Park Church of England First School | 2.5 mi | Primary | Inadequate (2022) |
| St Osmund's Church of England Middle School | 2.6 mi | Middle deemed secondary | Good (2022) |
| St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester | 2.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School | 2.9 mi | Primary | Good (2020) |
| Dorset Studio School | 2.9 mi | Secondary | Good (2024) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: FORDINGTON SURGERY (2.9 mi) · ATRIUM HEALTH CENTRE (3.1 mi) · QUEENS AVENUE SURGERY (3.1 mi)
Nearest hospitals: BMI THE WINTERBOURNE HOSPITAL (2.7 mi) · DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL (3.4 mi) · DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL BCSC (3.4 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: SUNNYSIDE (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · LINDEAN (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · 12 AND 14, MAIN STREET (Grade II) (0.4 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (2.8 mi) · TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (2.9 mi) · TOUT'S PHARMACY (3.1 mi)
Nearest stations: Dorchester South (3.0 mi) · Dorchester West (3.2 mi) · Upwey (3.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco (2.8 mi) · Waitrose (3.2 mi) · The Co-operative Food (3.2 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 52
- One-person households
- 27%
- Households with children
- 23%
- Households
- 8,027
Owned 72% · Social rent 10% · Private rent 17%
Census 2021 (ONS), for DT2 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in DT2 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 10/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for DT2 8PL in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictDT2 | SectorDT2 8 | PostcodeDT2 8PL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £425,966 | £382,039 | £393,461 |
| Population | 40,022 | 18,475 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 14 | 14 | — |
| Schools | 16 | 6 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 51% | 55% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 89% | 91% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (DT2 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 2 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
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