Strong on safety, with schools and transport to consider
Stour & Allen Vale at a glance
- House prices
- £413,000
- Higher prices77th percentile
- Schools
- 22nd percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 5th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 35.5 per 1,000 residents
- Strong86th percentile
- Flood risk
- 14.5% of the area in flood zones
- More flood-zone land78th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Stour & Allen Vale a good place to live?
Stour & Allen Vale 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
- House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally
- More of the area is in river or sea flood zones than most neighbourhoods in England; check the flood map for the specific property
Crime rate in Stour & Allen Vale
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 35.5 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 86th 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 Stour & Allen Vale
House prices
- Median sale price
- £413,000
- Percentile
- 77th percentile nationally
House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 29 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 Stour & Allen Vale
Schools
22nd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Stour & Allen Vale
Flood risk
14.5% 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 11.4% of the area. That is the 78th 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 Stour & Allen Vale
Transport
5th 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 Stour & Allen Vale a good place to live?
Stour & Allen Vale 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 Stour & Allen Vale safe?
Stour & Allen Vale ranks in the 86th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Stour & Allen Vale?
The median sale price was £413,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 77th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Stour & Allen Vale?
Schools rank in the 22nd percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Stour & Allen Vale?
Nearby public profiles include West Parley in Dorset and South East Purbeck in Dorset.
