Strong on safety, with schools and transport to consider
Stalbridge & Marnhull at a glance
- House prices
- £370,000
- Middle69th percentile
- Schools
- 26th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 18th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 28.7 per 1,000 residents
- Strong93rd percentile
- Flood risk
- 10.9% of the area in flood zones
- Middle72nd percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Stalbridge & Marnhull a good place to live?
Stalbridge & Marnhull may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. Transport access appears weaker and 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
- People prioritising lower crime
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Stalbridge & Marnhull
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 28.7 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 93rd 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 Stalbridge & Marnhull
House prices
- Median sale price
- £370,000
- Percentile
- 69th percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 73 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 Stalbridge & Marnhull
Schools
26th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Stalbridge & Marnhull
Flood risk
10.9% 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 8.3% of the area. That is the 72nd 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 Stalbridge & Marnhull
Transport
18th 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 Stalbridge & Marnhull a good place to live?
Stalbridge & Marnhull may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. Transport access appears weaker and school performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Stalbridge & Marnhull safe?
Stalbridge & Marnhull ranks in the 93rd percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Stalbridge & Marnhull?
The median sale price was £370,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 69th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Stalbridge & Marnhull?
Schools rank in the 26th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Stalbridge & Marnhull?
Nearby public profiles include Dorchester Poundbury in Dorset and Beaminster in Dorset.
