DT8 3LN
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Property report — DT8 3LN
Open-data due diligence for DT8 3LN and the area around it.
DT8 3LN in brief: 38 recorded sales (£36,000–£1,393,574) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DT8 3LN itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the DT8 3 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£423,037
Population
12,637
Crimes recorded
6
Schools
5
Flood risk
High
Gigabit broadband
58%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in DT8 3, 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 (28 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-08 | £1,393,574 | HURSEY HOUSE | Detached |
| 2023-12-05 | £535,000 | COURT ASH | Detached |
| 2023-02-02 | £590,000 | UPALONG | Detached |
| 2022-03-31 | £685,000 | SHEPHERDS MEADOW | Detached |
| 2020-08-13 | £730,000 | HURSEY BARN | Detached |
| 2020-06-05 | £580,500 | DUNSTER HAYES | Detached |
| 2016-07-08 | £330,100 | HURSEY BARN | Detached |
| 2015-09-24 | £380,000 | STEADINGS | Detached |
| 2015-08-05 | £338,500 | HYRST DOWN | Detached |
| 2014-07-24 | £450,000 | SHEPHERDS MEADOW | Detached |
| 2014-07-22 | £350,000 | COURT ASH | Detached |
| 2014-04-07 | £440,000 | PADDOCK EDGE | Detached |
| 2012-10-25 | £420,000 | SHEPHERDS MEADOW | Detached |
| 2012-02-10 | £716,500 | HURSHAY FARM | Detached |
| 2011-08-19 | £282,500 | RAVELSTON | Detached |
| 2010-10-15 | £425,000 | TANGLEWOOD | Detached |
| 2010-01-29 | £275,000 | COURT ASH | Detached |
| 2009-09-11 | £363,000 | BISLEY COTTAGE | Detached |
| 2008-05-21 | £190,000 | 3 HURSEY FARM COTTAGES | Semi-detached |
| 2008-01-31 | £435,000 | DUNSTER HAYES | Detached |
| 2005-12-02 | £377,500 | SHEPHERDS MEADOW | Detached |
| 2005-09-16 | £265,000 | UPALONG | Detached |
| 2004-10-01 | £178,000 | 2 HURSEY FARM COTTAGES | Semi-detached |
| 2004-05-05 | £365,000 | TANGLEWOOD | Detached |
| 2003-07-25 | £350,000 | DUNSTER HAYES | Detached |
| 2003-05-16 | £137,500 | 2 HURSEY FARM COTTAGES | Semi-detached |
| 2002-06-11 | £595,000 | CORONATION HOUSE | Detached |
| 2002-05-21 | £219,000 | STEADINGS | Detached |
| 2001-01-05 | £80,000 | 1 HURSEY FARM COTTAGES | Semi-detached |
| 1999-04-30 | £59,000 | 1 HURSEY FARM COTTAGES | Semi-detached |
| 1999-04-20 | £166,000 | MARTINS | Detached |
| 1999-03-03 | £365,000 | HURSEY HOUSE | Detached |
| 1998-09-03 | £49,950 | 2 HURSEY FARM COTTAGES | Semi-detached |
| 1998-07-29 | £147,500 | HYRST DOWN | Detached |
| 1997-05-07 | £36,500 | 2 HURSEY FARM COTTAGES | Semi-detached |
| 1997-01-27 | £290,000 | CORONATION HOUSE | Detached |
| 1996-11-25 | £37,500 | 3 HURSEY FARM COTTAGES | Semi-detached |
| 1996-10-08 | £36,000 | 1 HURSEY FARM COTTAGES | Semi-detached |
38 recorded sales on DT8 3LN. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| Parrett and Axe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 1.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Beaminster St Mary's Academy | 2.6 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Beaminster School | 2.9 mi | Secondary | Good (2023) |
| Salway Ash Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 3.3 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Thorncombe, St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy | 3.6 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
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: BARTON HOUSE MED PRACTICE (3.1 mi) · SYMPHONY SOUTH HEALTHCARE (4.1 mi)
Nearest hospitals: CREWKERNE HOSPITAL (4.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: HURSEY FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · CORONATION HOUSE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · HURSHAY FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BEAMINSTER PHARMACY (3.0 mi) · CREWKERNE PHARMACY (4.1 mi) · BOOTS (4.3 mi)
Nearest stations: Crewkerne (3.8 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (3.0 mi) · Waitrose (4.3 mi) · Lidl (4.4 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 56
- One-person households
- 28%
- Households with children
- 19%
- Households
- 5,626
Owned 70% · Social rent 11% · Private rent 18%
Census 2021 (ONS), for DT8 3.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in DT8 3 (May 24–Apr 26, average 6/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. 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 | DistrictDT8 | SectorDT8 3 | PostcodeDT8 3LN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £423,037 | £423,037 | £359,582 |
| Population | 12,637 | 12,637 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 6 | 6 | — |
| Schools | 5 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | High |
| Gigabit broadband | 58% | 58% | 4% |
| Superfast broadband | 91% | 91% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (DT8 3); 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 1 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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