Pettycrate Lane Chideock, Dorset
9 addresses across 2 postcodes (DT6), about 910 m (0.6 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 43200191.
- Sales: 9 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £1,100,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 1, 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 E; 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 Axminster, about 13.8 km (8.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 27 to 49 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ammonite Health Partnership, about 4 km (2.5 miles) away.
- People: About 280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 74% of households owned their home and 35% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £1,100,000 | £1,100,000 | £1,100,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £630,000 | £630,000 | £630,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £530,000 | £530,000 | £530,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £680,000 | £680,000 | £680,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £156,000 | £156,000 | £156,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £108,000 | £108,000 | £108,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £85,000 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £148,500 | £148,500 | £148,500 |
| 1996 | 1 | £190,000 | £190,000 | £190,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2022 | ST MARYS DT6 6LB | Detached | £1,100,000 | |
| 27 Jul 2018 | THE LARCHES DT6 6LB | Detached | £630,000 | |
| 24 Jul 2015 | ST MARYS DT6 6LB | Detached | £530,000 | |
| 16 Jun 2008 | BROOK HOUSE DT6 6LB | Detached | £680,000 | |
| 20 Jun 2002 | 2, PETTYCRATE DT6 6LB | Detached | £156,000 | |
| 18 Jun 1999 | WELDERLEY DT6 6LB | Detached | £108,000 | |
| 11 Jul 1998 | 1, PETTYCRATE DT6 6LB | Detached | £85,000 | |
| 19 Aug 1997 | THE LARCHES DT6 6LB | Detached | £148,500 | |
| 11 Sep 1996 | HOLME COTTAGE DT6 6LB | Detached | £190,000 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 180 m². Most common: House, detached (4). Built: before 1900 (2); 1976-1982 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
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 (26% of about 1,040 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Chideock, Chideock North and Seatown Conservation Area 1 (Chideock). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Bridport to LymeRegis 1, Bridport to LymeRegis 2.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 14 September 2026 to 2 October 2026: DORSET COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DT6 6LB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DT6 6LD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 9 addresses are between 27 m and 49 m above sea level (33 m on average); the ground rises about 22 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DT6 6LB | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| DT6 6LD | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Axminster 418,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.8 km (8.6 miles) |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Village Hall Chideock | 360 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bridport | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest PoGo Charge | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 41.6 km (26 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 73 km (45 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Ammonite Health Partnership | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Bridport Pharmacy | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | St Swithins House (Dental Surgery) | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Bridport Community Hospital | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Police station | Dorset Police | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 810 m² | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,710 m² | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,110 m² | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Chideock Parish Church (St Giles), a listed building (Grade I), 420 m (0.3 miles) north-east. 50 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Chideock Parish Church (St Giles) | Listed building, Grade I | 420 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Mortuary Chapel (Roman Catholic) Including Walls and Gates | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Chideock Castle: a moated site and associated features 520m south west of Chideock Manor | Scheduled monument | 700 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Roman Catholic Church at Chideock Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m (0.6 miles) north |
| A group of four bowl barrows on Golden Cap 515m south east and 630m south east of St Gabriel's House | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| St Gabriel's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Knell Coppice | Wood | 350 m west |
| Seatown Beach | Beach | 850 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Langdon Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Wear Cliffs | Cliff or slope | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| St Gabriel's Mouth | Wetland | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Eype Mouth | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km (2 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.1 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 9 |
2 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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Clock Inn DT6 6JW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 380 m | 5 Very good | 26 Nov 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (staffordshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 42% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 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 | 24% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 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 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.
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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.