A351 Dorset
7 addresses across 2 postcodes (BH20), about 620 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 30800526.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Dorset cost £328,589 in August 2026 (-0.4% on a year); private rents averaged £1,059 a month.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Storm overflows: 3 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 43 times (220 hours) in 2025.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Dorset costs £2,765 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Wareham (Dorset), about 6.8 km (4.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 690 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 15 to 29 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Corfe Castle Surgery, about 730 m (0.5 miles) away.
- People: About 400 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 53% of households owned their home and 39% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Road safety: 1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, and it was serious; 1 involved a pedestrian.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in Dorset
A typical home in Dorset cost £328,589 in August 2026, 0.4% less than a year before. That is 9% more than five years earlier and 28% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £519,998 |
| Semi-detached | £333,127 |
| Terraced | £267,978 |
| Flat or maisonette | £169,474 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £257,241 |
Private renters in Dorset paid £1,059 a month on average in September 2026, 4.2% more than a year before. That is 26% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £733 |
| Two bedrooms | £969 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,194 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,688 |
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 107 m². Most common: House, detached (1). Built: 1930-1949 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
Gas and electricity use
None of the street's postcodes has the 5 or more domestic meters needed for figures to be published.
Council tax
What each band costs in Dorset in 2026-27: Band D £2,765 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,843 | £2,151 | £2,458 | £2,765 | £3,379 | £3,994 | £4,608 | £5,530 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (25% of about 990 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Corfe Castle Conservation Area. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- MILESTONE, grade II
- SAINT EDWARD'S BRIDGE, grade II
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 8 March 2027 to 12 March 2027: DORSET COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works, permit applied for)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
3 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 43 times, for 220 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Corfe River, Corfe River (S), Trib of Corfe River (S).
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studland Road Pumping Station Wessex Water | Corfe River | 10 | 11 | 210 m |
| Corfe Castle Stw Wessex Water | Corfe River (S) | 27 | 193 | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Red Lane Pumping Station Wessex Water | Trib of Corfe River (S) | 6 | 16 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 7 addresses are between 15 m and 29 m above sea level (21 m on average); the ground rises about 14 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH20 5DR | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BH20 5DW | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wareham (Dorset) 302,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Holton Heath 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) | |
| Hamworthy 145,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km (6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest National Trust Welcome Centre Corfe Castle | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coach Park Swanage | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Poole Ferry Terminal Lower Hamworthy | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 21.9 km (14 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 94.3 km (59 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Corfe Castle Surgery Outstanding Apr 2020 | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 5.9 km (3.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Purbeck Dental Care | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Wareham Community Hospital | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Care homes | Anglebury Court Good Apr 2026 | 6 km (3.8 miles) |
| Police station | Purbeck Police | 6 km (3.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,680 m² | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 70 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,080 m² | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Corfe Castle: a large enclosure castle, and 18th century Vineyard Bridge, a scheduled monument, 270 m south-east. 124 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Corfe Castle: a large enclosure castle, and 18th century Vineyard Bridge | Scheduled monument | 270 m south-east |
| Corfe Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 280 m south-east |
| Group of three bowl barrows on West Hill, 650m NNE of The Glebe House | Scheduled monument | 360 m south-west |
| The Town House | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| The Old Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Parish Church of Saint Edward | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| The Rings: a ringwork and bailey and a Civil War battery 400m south west of Corfe Castle | Scheduled monument | 560 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| West Hill | Hill | 330 m south-west |
| Hill Coppices | Wood | 640 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Blue Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Broad Marsh | Wetland | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north |
| Creech Bottom | Valley | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north-west |
| Wych Lake | Tidal water | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 7 |
2 of the street's 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Dorset: see them on the Dorset page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corfe Castle Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 57% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 14% at the higher standard (2025; 43% in 2024 and 50% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the middle of the street.
Ofsted also registers 115 childminders and 23 home childcarers (nannies) in Dorset. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle View Visitor Centre BH20 5DR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jul 2019 |
| Bankes Arms Hotel BH20 5ED | Pub/bar/nightclub | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Oct 2025 |
| Peter Townsend BH20 5EZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 22 Jul 2022 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (dorset).
Road safety
1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight, in which 1 person was seriously hurt. 1 involved a pedestrian. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 2023 14:47 | Serious | 1 person: 1 pedestrian | A351, 30 mph | Wet road |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 46% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: DORSET COUNCIL: Highway repair and maintenance works, 8 March 2027 to 12 March 2027 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.