UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/dt2
DT2Dorchester, Dorset, England
House prices in DT2, Dorchester
Homes in DT2 sold for a median of £364,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 713 standard sales.
That makes it the third most expensive of the 11 DT postcode districts with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 299 | £492,500 | £390,000 to £640,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 196 | £341,500 | £300,000 to £415,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 176 | £290,500 | £245,000 to £345,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 42 | £177,500 | £150,000 to £223,000 | Too few |
Only 29 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.
Detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 42% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 28%.
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Where prices are higher in DT2
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in DT2 7, around Cerne Abbas, with a median of £425,000, and lowest in DT2 8, around Crossways, at £355,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in DT2 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 81 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| DT2 9NQ | £1,145,500 | 3 |
| DT2 7BB | £925,000 | 3 |
| DT2 9QA | £735,000 | 3 |
| DT2 7JR | £725,000 | 3 |
| DT2 9QL | £697,500 | 4 |
| DT2 7QZ | £640,000 | 3 |
| DT2 7NP | £625,000 | 3 |
| DT2 9GF | £594,500 | 3 |
| DT2 0NL | £580,000 | 3 |
| DT2 8HS | £575,000 | 3 |
| DT2 7EW | £571,000 | 4 |
| DT2 8GG | £570,500 | 3 |
| DT2 0NU | £530,000 | 5 |
| DT2 9FY | £502,000 | 6 |
| DT2 8GT | £500,500 | 6 |
| DT2 9WB | £500,000 | 5 |
| DT2 8JW | £495,000 | 5 |
| DT2 0NX | £492,500 | 6 |
| DT2 0NZ | £492,500 | 4 |
| DT2 8NN | £485,000 | 3 |
| DT2 8BH | £460,000 | 3 |
| DT2 8AE | £442,500 | 4 |
| DT2 7AH | £440,000 | 5 |
| DT2 7FP | £435,000 | 3 |
| DT2 8BS | £431,500 | 5 |
| DT2 9QZ | £430,000 | 3 |
| DT2 7QL | £427,500 | 3 |
| DT2 7TE | £425,000 | 5 |
| DT2 9JR | £425,000 | 4 |
| DT2 9TD | £425,000 | 3 |
| DT2 9UQ | £420,000 | 7 |
| DT2 8EQ | £412,500 | 4 |
| DT2 9JU | £404,000 | 3 |
| DT2 8BP | £372,500 | 4 |
| DT2 8GR | £368,500 | 3 |
| DT2 8WR | £364,000 | 5 |
| DT2 8QR | £362,500 | 6 |
| DT2 8EE | £358,000 | 3 |
| DT2 8WL | £357,500 | 3 |
| DT2 8BW | £353,500 | 4 |
| DT2 9WF | £345,000 | 5 |
| DT2 8EB | £342,500 | 4 |
| DT2 0FD | £342,000 | 3 |
| DT2 9XX | £340,000 | 3 |
| DT2 9QQ | £336,500 | 4 |
| DT2 9JN | £333,000 | 3 |
| DT2 8WU | £325,000 | 3 |
| DT2 7JN | £324,000 | 4 |
| DT2 0JD | £322,500 | 5 |
| DT2 8UU | £322,500 | 4 |
| DT2 7LF | £322,000 | 3 |
| DT2 8DG | £320,000 | 3 |
| DT2 8NW | £320,000 | 3 |
| DT2 8SB | £320,000 | 5 |
| DT2 9UD | £315,000 | 7 |
| DT2 8HD | £313,500 | 4 |
| DT2 0EP | £312,500 | 3 |
| DT2 7TQ | £300,000 | 3 |
| DT2 8UE | £300,000 | 3 |
| DT2 8HP | £298,000 | 3 |
| DT2 9TF | £297,500 | 4 |
| DT2 8XR | £290,000 | 4 |
| DT2 8TU | £285,000 | 5 |
| DT2 0BL | £275,000 | 3 |
| DT2 8WN | £275,000 | 4 |
| DT2 9TZ | £270,000 | 4 |
| DT2 8SU | £268,000 | 5 |
| DT2 7UE | £264,000 | 3 |
| DT2 7JW | £260,000 | 3 |
| DT2 7JX | £250,000 | 3 |
| DT2 8JR | £250,000 | 4 |
| DT2 9SU | £250,000 | 5 |
| DT2 0BG | £228,000 | 3 |
| DT2 0BN | £218,000 | 5 |
| DT2 9UH | £185,000 | 12 |
| DT2 8GS | £179,500 | 17 |
| DT2 9XA | £158,500 | 4 |
| DT2 9ND | £156,000 | 4 |
| DT2 0AH | £145,000 | 4 |
| DT2 9QB | £145,000 | 3 |
| DT2 9UG | £145,000 | 5 |
Prices over time
The median rose 30%, from £285,000 in 2016 to £370,000 in 2025, less than the 36% rise for a typical district in the South West.
Postcode districts in the Dorset council area
Median sale price of the 19 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. DT2 is the eighth most expensive. DT2 and the 14 districts nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- DT7 Lyme Regis£479,500
- BH21 Wimborne£416,000
- BH22 Ferndown£400,000
- BH31 Verwood£395,000
- BH19 Swanage£380,000
- BH20 Wareham£370,000
- DT6 Bridport£365,000
- DT2 Dorchester, this district£364,000
- DT11 Blandford Forum£350,000
- DT3 Weymouth£347,000
- DT8 Beaminster£338,500
- DT10 Sturminster Newton£335,000
- DT9 Sherborne£327,000
- BH16 Poole£325,000
- DT1 Dorchester£320,000
All 19 districts in Dorset, ranked
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 5 | |
| B | 28 | |
| C | 193 | |
| D | 300 | |
| E | 208 | |
| F | 92 | |
| G | 16 |
Only 27% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales. D was the most common rating: see what a D rating means.
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 263 | ||
| 28 | ||
| 34 | ||
| 88 | ||
| 132 | ||
| 136 | ||
| 141 | ||
| 20 |
With 31% built before 1900, ask early whether a home is listed or in a conservation area, which limits the work you can do: see buying a listed building and buying in a conservation area.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £145,000 for a flat on Mount Skippet Way to £593,000 for a detached house on The Spinney.
The latest standard sales recorded in DT2. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 7 CowleazeSold for £279,000
- 3, Church Hill Cottages Church HillSold for £375,000
- Henley Old FarmSold for £775,700
- 26 SpringfieldSold for £250,000
- April Cottage, 1 The TerraceSold for £425,000
- 7 Central Farm LaneSold for £330,000
- 18 Mount Skippet WaySold for £145,000
- Nettlecombe, 2 The SpinneySold for £593,000
- 8 High StreetSold for £300,000
- Flat 9, Greenwood House Sherren AvenueSold for £145,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Devitt Drive, Crossways£179,50017 sales
- Hawthorn Road, Charlton Down£179,00016 sales
- Warmwell Road, Crossways£443,00012 sales
- Main Road, Tolpuddle£488,00011 sales
- Dorchester Road, Frampton£226,50010 sales
Living in DT2
Crime
25 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 98 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 61% of homes can get it
Lower than 85 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
86% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 66 in 100 postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,765 a year in Dorset for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 99 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of DT2, from the sales in DT2, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Chalk Valleys 118 sales£418,500
- Winterborne & Broadmayne 102 sales£395,000
- Chesil Bank 31 sales£380,000
- West Purbeck 32 sales£365,000
- Charminster St Mary's 160 sales£350,000
- Crossways 108 sales£347,500
- Eggardon 81 sales£335,000
- Puddletown & Lower Winterborne 68 sales£330,000
Coal mining
None of the 1,140 live postcodes in DT2 is in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, although 10% of postcodes in the South West are.
About these figures
The figures come from 713 standard sales in DT2, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.