Hambledon Close Todber, Dorset
11 addresses across 1 postcode (DT10), about 120 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 27600900.
- Sales: 14 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £460,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (D: 6, 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.
- 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 Gillingham (Dorset), about 6.2 km (3.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 70 to 73 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 11 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Blackmore Vale Partnership, about 5.7 km (3.6 miles) away.
- People: About 140 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 92% of households owned their home and 42% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 1 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £460,000 | £460,000 | £460,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £450,000 | £450,000 | £450,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £440,000 | £440,000 | £440,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £310,000 | £310,000 | £310,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | £264,000 | £245,000 | £283,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £223,000 | £223,000 | £223,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £295,000 | £295,000 | £295,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £230,000 | £230,000 | £230,000 |
| 2005 | 2 | £240,000 | £215,000 | £265,000 |
| 1996 | 3 | £74,000 | £54,000 | £76,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 2022 | 2 DT10 1JD | Detached | £460,000 | |
| 15 Sep 2021 | 7 DT10 1JD | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 3 Oct 2017 | 5 DT10 1JD | Detached | £440,000 | |
| 25 Sep 2015 | 5 DT10 1JD | Detached | £310,000 | |
| 15 Sep 2011 | 2 DT10 1JD | Detached | £283,000 | |
| 3 Jun 2011 | 10 DT10 1JD | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 28 Oct 2008 | 2 DT10 1JD | Detached | £223,000 | |
| 5 Nov 2007 | 8 DT10 1JD | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 24 Mar 2006 | 9 DT10 1JD | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 9 Dec 2005 | 4 DT10 1JD | Detached | £215,000 | |
| 9 Nov 2005 | 7 DT10 1JD | Detached | £265,000 | |
| 18 Nov 1996 | 2 DT10 1JD | Detached | £74,000 | |
| 19 Jul 1996 | 10 DT10 1JD | Detached | £76,000 | |
| 19 Jan 1996 | 1 DT10 1JD | Detached | £54,000 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 100 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (7). Built: 1967-1975 (4); 1976-1982 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6).
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 (23% of about 900 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 30 September 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 11 addresses are between 70 m and 73 m above sea level (72 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DT10 1JD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Gillingham (Dorset) 358,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| Templecombe 92,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Telephone Kiosk Todber | 210 m |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 38.5 km (24 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 54 km (34 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Blackmore Vale Partnership | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Marnhull Pharmacy | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Sturminster Dental Care Limited | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Westminster Memorial Hospital | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Police station | Sturminster Newton Police Station | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 420 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,130 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Quarry Hill | Hill | 390 m west |
| Ashley Plantation | Wood | 450 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Hayes Coppice | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| White Way Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Fifehead Wood | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Meatyard's Coppice | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 11 |
1 of the street's 11 addresses is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Stower Provost Community School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeside Kitchen DT10 1JB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Aug 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Hambledon Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 60 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 42% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 63% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 60% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 27% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 53% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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
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
- DT10 1JD: 11 addresses of 16 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Church Lane · Barn Close · Shave Lane · Red Lane · Westminster Buildings · B3092 · Church 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.