Strong on safety and schools, with transport to consider
Beaminster at a glance
- House prices
- £348,750
- Middle64th percentile
- Schools
- 78th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 14th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 31.7 per 1,000 residents
- Strong90th percentile
- Flood risk
- 2.8% of the area in flood zones
- Middle35th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Beaminster a good place to live?
Beaminster may be a good fit for people who value lower crime and stronger school performance. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Dorset below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- People prioritising lower crime
- Families who care about school performance
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Beaminster
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 31.7 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 90th percentile nationally
Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Beaminster
House prices
- Median sale price
- £348,750
- Percentile
- 64th percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 66 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Beaminster
Schools
78th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Beaminster
Flood risk
2.8% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 1.7% of the area. That is the 35th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Beaminster
Transport
14th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Beaminster a good place to live?
Beaminster may be a good fit for people who value lower crime and stronger school performance. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Beaminster safe?
Beaminster ranks in the 90th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Beaminster?
The median sale price was £348,750 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 64th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Beaminster?
Schools rank in the 78th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Beaminster?
Nearby public profiles include Charminster St. Mary's in Dorset and Stalbridge & Marnhull in Dorset.
