Clarence Close Weston, Dorset
3 addresses across 2 postcodes (DT5), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 44000902.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (D: 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.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Dorset costs £2,765 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Weymouth, about 7.9 km (4.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 80 m away, and Easton Gardens (0.3 hectares) is about 220 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 87 to 89 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Royal Manor Health Care, about 190 m away.
- People: About 230 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 25% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 90 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 124 m². Most common: House, detached (1). Built: 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
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 B (53% of about 1,180 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 3 addresses are between 87 m and 89 m above sea level (88 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DT5 2BA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DT5 2BG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Weymouth 751,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Upwey 54,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.7 km (7.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 20 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The George Reforne | 280 m |
| Ferry terminal | Weymouth Ferry Terminal | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Church Ope car park | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 49.9 km (31 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 95.2 km (59 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Royal Manor Health Care | 190 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 220 m |
| NHS dentists | Fortuneswell Dental Practice | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Portland Hospital | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Dorset Police | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 280 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,420 m² | 80 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Easton Gardens 3,440 m² | 220 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 760 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.5 ha | 380 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 640 m² | 230 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 1.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Easton Methodist Church With Former Manse and Boundary Walls, a listed building (Grade II*), 190 m north-east. 67 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Easton Methodist Church With Former Manse and Boundary Walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m north-east |
| Church of St George, Reforne | Listed building, Grade I | 390 m north-west |
| Rufus Castle | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Ruins of Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Rufus Castle With Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery (P3 Verne), 275m south-west of Fancy's Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| East Weare rifle range | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Isle of Portland | Island | 290 m north |
| West Cliff | Cliff or slope | 890 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Clay Ope | Bay | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Penn's Bath | Cliff or slope | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Blacknor | Wetland | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| The Verne | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 3 | 3 |
None of the street's 3 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George's Foundation Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 150 m | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Atlantic Academy Portland | All-through | 4–16 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George's Primary School DT5 2BD | School/college/university | 150 m | 5 Very good | 21 Nov 2024 |
| Haylands Pre-School - The Static Huts DT5 2BD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 150 m | Exempt | |
| Little Dragons Pre-School DT5 2BD | School/college/university | 150 m | Exempt | |
| Ladymead Hall DT5 1DY | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 150 m | Exempt | |
| Portland Bake’n’Bites DT5 1EB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 190 m | 5 Very good | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Sugarloaf Cafe DT5 2AL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 5 Very good | 18 Nov 2025 |
| Vintage 7 DT5 2AL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 5 Very good | 10 May 2018 |
| St George's Centre DT5 2AN | Other catering premises | 220 m | Exempt | |
| Portland YMCA DT5 2AN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 220 m | Exempt | |
| Easton Methodist Church DT5 1BX | Other catering premises | 220 m | Exempt | |
| Portland Pop-Up Larder DT5 1BX | Retailers - other | 220 m | 5 Very good | 14 Oct 2025 |
| Tesco Superstore DT5 2AD | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 250 m | 5 Very good | 14 Oct 2025 |
| The George Inn DT5 2AP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 250 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Community 2000 Portland | Other catering premises | 270 m | Exempt | |
| Co Operative Group DT5 1BY | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 290 m | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 28 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 19 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 18 |
| Shoplifting | 11 |
| Other theft | 9 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Park Road (19); On or near Reforne (12); On or near Lady Mead Close (12); On or near Park Estate Road (10); On or near Grosvenor Road (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 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
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Clarence Road · Channel View Road · Park Estate Road · Grosvenor Road · Montrose Close · Bloomfield Terrace · Lady Mead Close · Station Road · Hamcroft · Reforne · Reforne Close · Windmill Close
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.
- 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.