Strong on transport, with schools to consider
Dorchester East at a glance
- House prices
- £278,500
- Middle45th percentile
- Schools
- 11th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 88th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 51 per 1,000 residents
- Middle67th percentile
- Flood risk
- 9.2% of the area in flood zones
- Middle68th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Dorchester East a good place to live?
Dorchester East may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. School performance 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
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Dorchester East
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 51 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 67th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively lower; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
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 Dorchester East
House prices
- Median sale price
- £278,500
- Percentile
- 45th percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 121 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 Dorchester East
Schools
11th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Dorchester East
Flood risk
9.2% 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 4.6% of the area. That is the 68th 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 Dorchester East
Transport
88th 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 Dorchester East a good place to live?
Dorchester East may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Dorchester East safe?
Dorchester East ranks in the 67th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Dorchester East?
The median sale price was £278,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 45th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Dorchester East?
Schools rank in the 11th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Dorchester East?
Nearby public profiles include Shaftesbury Town in Dorset and Gillingham in Dorset.
