Litton Hill Litton Cheney, Dorset
1 address across 1 postcode (DT2), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 43200511.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2018 the median was £550,000 across 1 sale.
- 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 E; Band D in Dorset costs £2,765 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 95% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Maiden Newton, about 8.9 km (5.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 69 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ammonite Health Partnership, about 9.3 km (5.8 miles) away.
- People: About 360 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 82% of households owned their home and 54% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 2 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often burglary.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | £550,000 | £550,000 | £550,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £540,000 | £540,000 | £540,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £515,000 | £515,000 | £515,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £275,000 | £275,000 | £275,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 2018 | DOWNEND HOUSE, 2 DT2 9AN | Detached | £550,000 | |
| 3 Jun 2015 | 3 DT2 9AN | Detached | £540,000 | |
| 29 Jul 2013 | 1 DT2 9AN | Detached | £515,000 | |
| 7 Jul 2000 | 3 DT2 9AN | Detached | £275,000 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 E (23% of about 1,110 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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
- PEGGOTTYS POST OFFICE TOWNSEND COTTAGES, grade II
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.
Groundwater flooding is possible in this postcode: an address there is in a groundwater flood alert area.
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 address is about 69 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DT2 9AN | 100% | 95% | 95% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Maiden Newton 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| Dorchester West 97,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.9 km (8.7 miles) | |
| Upwey 54,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.3 km (8.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cross Litton Cheney | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bridport | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Mer | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 54.7 km (34 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 74.5 km (46 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Ammonite Health Partnership | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Well | 8.6 km (5.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | John Lumley & Simon Wood Dental Practice | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Bridport Community Hospital | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
| Police station | Broadchurch Police Station | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,760 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,870 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 240 m east. 32 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 240 m east |
| Baglake Farmhouse and Attached Wall to East For 26 Metres | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Bowl barrow 320m north west of Coombefield Farm | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Penannular ditched enclosure, 150m south of Turner's Farm Barn | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Bowl barrow 550m WNW of Dowerfield House | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Dorset and East Devon Coast | World Heritage Site | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hodder's Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Coombe Coppice | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Hodder's Coppice | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) west |
| Stancombe Coppice | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Coombe Bottom | Valley | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north |
| West Bexington Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the street's 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorner's Church of England School, Litton Cheney | Primary | 2–11 | 500 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (Sep 2024, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel’s By the lake DT2 9AQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 5 Very good | 8 Apr 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Burglary | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Chalk Pit Lane (1); On or near Garden Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 31% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 4 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
- DT2 9AN: 1 address of 32 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Garden Close · Charity Farm Cottage · Church Path · Rose Cottages
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.