Fir Drive Weymouth, Dorset
9 addresses across 3 postcodes (DT3), about 70 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 44000438.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £285,000 across 1 sale.
- 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: 4 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 2).
- 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.
- Radon: Up to 3 to 5% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Upwey, about 3.1 km (1.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Lodmoor Country Park, is about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 17 to 20 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Weymouth Bay Medical Practice, about 3.9 km (2.4 miles) away.
- People: About 260 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 94% of households owned their home and 35% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 53 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 1 of them fatal or serious.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £285,000 | £285,000 | £285,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £335,000 | £335,000 | £335,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £392,500 | £392,500 | £392,500 |
| 2010 | 1 | £405,000 | £405,000 | £405,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 2025 | 1 DT3 6DF | Semi-detached | £285,000 | |
| 13 Jun 2022 | 2 DT3 6DF | Semi-detached | £335,000 | |
| 2 Apr 2019 | 5 DT3 6DF | Detached | £392,500 | |
| 4 Jun 2010 | 6 DT3 6DF | Detached | £405,000 |
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
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 130 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (2); House, detached (2). Built: 1930-1949 (2); 1983-1990 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 9,810 kWh of it on average in 2024, 5% more than the district's 9,334 kWh, and 3,939 kWh of electricity, 25% more than the district's 3,163 kWh. There are gas meters for about 97% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DT3 6DF | 6 | 2,572 kWh | 6 | 9,050 kWh |
| DT3 6DE | 5 | 3,780 kWh | 5 | 15,798 kWh |
| DT3 6DG | 22 | 2,686 kWh | 21 | 10,474 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is DT3.
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 (33% of about 870 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.
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
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| DT3 6DF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| DT3 6DE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DT3 6DG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
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
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 3 to 5%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
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 9 addresses are between 17 m and 20 m above sea level (19 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DT3 6DE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DT3 6DF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DT3 6DG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Upwey 54,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Weymouth 751,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Dorchester South 466,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7 km (4.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 24 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Seven Acres Preston | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Top O Town Coach Park Dorchester | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Weymouth Ferry Terminal | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 43.8 km (27 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 84.4 km (52 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Weymouth Bay Medical Practice Outstanding Feb 2023 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Weymouth Community Hospital | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Care homes | Bosworth Care Home Good Sep 2026 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Dorset Police | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wessex Retail Ltd - Preston Road, Preston Cashzone | 190 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Lodmoor Country Park 106 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,200 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 340 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,560 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Preston Roman villa, a scheduled monument, 390 m south. 41 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Preston Roman villa | Scheduled monument | 390 m south |
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Romano-Celtic temple and associated remains at Jordan Hill | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Multi-period archaeological landscape centred on and including a slight univallate hillfort called Chalbury, two bowl barrows, part of a Bronze Age urnfield and a series of medieval strip fields | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Rimbrow Coppice | Wood | 860 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Jordan Hill | Hill | 900 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Coombe Valley | Valley | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Bowleaze Cove | Tidal water | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Broadrock | Wetland | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Wally's Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 9 |
3 of the street's 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 900 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) | 56% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 3% at the higher standard (2025; 47% in 2024 and 16% in 2023) |
| Bincombe Valley Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | 53% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 9% at the higher standard (2025; 55% in 2024 and 44% 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
1 nursery, pre-school or club within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 350 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Pre-School Ltd DT3 6BH | Full day care | 30 | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 350 m |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyke Oliver Farm DT3 6BN | Retailers - other | 160 m | Exempt | |
| The Bridge Inn DT3 6DB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 5 Very good | 14 May 2026 |
| Preston Fish & Chip Shop DT3 6BJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 190 m | 5 Very good | 25 Feb 2026 |
| The Spice Ship DT3 6BJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 190 m | 5 Very good | 2 Dec 2025 |
| Fox Crossing Bed & Breakfast DT3 6BG | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 230 m | Exempt | |
| Loop Convenience DT3 6BG | Retailers - other | 230 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| St Andrews Church Rooms DT3 6BU | Other catering premises | 340 m | Exempt | |
| Stracey’s Fish & Chips DT3 6BU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 350 m | 4 Good | 3 Jun 2025 |
| Weymouth Bay Holiday Park DT3 6BQ | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 350 m | 5 Very good | 6 May 2026 |
| Burger King at Weymouth Bay Holiday DT3 6BQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 350 m | 5 Very good | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Cooks Fish & Chips DT3 6BQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 350 m | 5 Very good | 18 Mar 2025 |
| Preston Lodge DT3 6BH | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 350 m | Exempt | |
| Preston Pre-School DT3 6BH | School/college/university | 350 m | 5 Very good | 20 Oct 2026 |
| The Cottage DT3 6LZ | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 500 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 23 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 18 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Halstock Close (36); On or near Bridge Inn Lane (6); On or near Fishers Bridge Close (6); On or near Fir Drive (2); On or near Marley Close (1).
Road safety
2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight, in which 3 people were seriously hurt. 1 involved a cyclist. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 2021 14:31 | Slight | 1 person: 1 cyclist | A353, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 2 Oct 2021 15:58 | Serious | 3 people | A353, 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 | 64 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 46% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 70% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 52% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 49% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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 8 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
- Food hygiene ratings SPAR (retailers - other, DT3 6BG) is no longer listed; it was rated 5 Very good found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Loop Convenience (retailers - other, DT3 6BG) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Burger King at Weymouth Bay Holiday (restaurant/cafe/canteen, DT3 6BQ) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 20 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Preston Pre-School (school/college/university, DT3 6BH) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 20 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- DT3 6DF: 7 addresses
- DT3 6DE: 1 address of 9 in the postcode
- DT3 6DG: 1 address of 27 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Mill Lane · Rymbury · Brookside Close · Maunsell Avenue · Horyford Close · Marley Close · Seven Acres Road · Halstock Close · Fisherbridge Road · Collett Close · Hawkesworth Close · Bridge Inn Lane
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.