The Paddocks Iwerne Minster, Dorset
10 addresses across 2 postcodes (DT11), about 80 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 27600778.
- Sales: 15 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £404,233 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: 7 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 3, E: 3).
- 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.
- Storm overflows: 2 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 84 times (1,819 hours) in 2025.
- 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.
- Gas: No gas meters are recorded on its postcodes: it looks to be off the mains gas grid.
- 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 83% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Gillingham (Dorset), about 13 km (8.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 69 to 74 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Blackmore Vale Partnership, about 7.8 km (4.9 miles) away.
- People: About 770 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 88% of households owned their home and 42% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 9 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | £404,233 | £404,233 | £404,233 |
| 2018 | 1 | £467,000 | £467,000 | £467,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £475,000 | £475,000 | £475,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £292,500 | £220,000 | £365,000 |
| 2009 | 2 | £317,500 | £302,500 | £332,500 |
| 2007 | 2 | £370,500 | £351,000 | £390,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £172,000 | £172,000 | £172,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £110,000 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £112,500 | £112,500 | £112,500 |
| 1995 | 1 | £80,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2021 | 1 DT11 8PJ | Detached | £404,233 | |
| 24 Jan 2002 | 1 DT11 8PJ | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 17 Oct 1997 | 1 DT11 8PJ | Detached | £110,000 | |
| 16 Feb 2015 | 2 DT11 8PJ | Detached | £475,000 | |
| 3 Aug 2007 | 2 DT11 8PJ | Detached | £351,000 | |
| 22 Aug 2007 | 3 DT11 8PJ | Detached | £390,000 | |
| 27 Feb 2018 | SERENITA, 3 DT11 8PJ | Detached | £467,000 | |
| 3 Apr 2012 | SERENITA, 3 DT11 8PJ | Detached | £365,000 | |
| 18 Oct 2023 | 5 DT11 8PJ | Other | £600,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 27 Feb 2009 | 6 DT11 8PJ | Detached | £302,500 | |
| 20 Nov 2009 | 7 DT11 8PJ | Detached | £332,500 | |
| 3 Mar 2000 | 7 DT11 8PJ | Detached | £172,000 | |
| 12 Dec 1996 | 8 DT11 8PJ | Detached | £112,500 | |
| 10 Oct 2012 | BARN COTTAGE DT11 8PJ | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 23 Feb 1995 | BARN COTTAGE DT11 8PJ | Detached | £80,000 |
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
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 150 m². Most common: House, detached (5); Bungalow, detached (2). Built: 1983-1990 (3); 1976-1982 (3); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the street's postcodes, against 9 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel.
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 DT11.
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 (22% of about 630 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Iwerne Minster Conservation Area. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Iwerne Minster Conservation Area.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- ROLLS COTTAGE AND KWETU, grade II
Energy projects nearby
1 energy project near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Farm Dorset 2/2011/0304/PLNG | Solar farm | 4 MW | Operational Mar 2013 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
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 2 of these postcodes: 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| DT11 8PJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | possible |
| DT11 8LN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | possible |
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
2 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 84 times, for 1,819 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into River Iwerne, Tributary of Fontmell Brook.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwerne Minster Wrc Wessex Water | River Iwerne | 83 | 1,816 | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Sutton Waldron Pumping Station Wessex Water | Tributary of Fontmell Brook | 1 | 3 | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
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 10 addresses are between 69 m and 74 m above sea level (72 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DT11 8LN | 100% | 83% | 83% | 0% |
| DT11 8PJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Gillingham (Dorset) 358,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13 km (8.1 miles) |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Talbot Iwerne Minster | 50 m |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 29.8 km (19 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 62.4 km (39 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Blackmore Vale Partnership Good Jan 2025 | 7.8 km (4.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 8 km (4.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Blandford Community Hospital | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
| Care homes | Millbrook House Good Jun 2026 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Police station | Dorset Police | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,310 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,540 m² | 370 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,470 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Chantry, a listed building (Grade II*), 210 m east. 40 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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Chantry | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m east |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 260 m east |
| Roman villa 300yds (270m) W of Park House Farm buildings | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Ranston | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Stepleton House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Woodlynch Wood | Wood | 540 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Preston Hill Plantation | Wood | 850 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Wales Wood | Wood | 900 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Westhill Plantation | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| West Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Brookman's Valley | Valley | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 10 |
5 of the street's 10 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).
Nurseries and childcare
1 nursery, pre-school or club within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 410 m (0.3 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayesmore Nursery DT11 8LL | Full day care | 67 | Not inspected yet | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwerne Minster Village Stores DT11 8LW | Retailers - other | 60 m | 5 Very good | 14 Aug 2025 |
| The Talbot DT11 8QN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 70 m | 5 Very good | 8 May 2025 |
| Clayesmore School DT11 8LL | School/college/university | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Jan 2025 |
| The Writer's Block DT11 8LL | Other catering premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Jan 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Blandford Road (4); On or near Shute Lane (2); On or near The Chalk (2); On or near Higher Street (1).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 65% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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
Nearby streets
Wolverton Mews · Shute Lane · The Chalk · Hobgoblin · Higher Street · Church Path · Blandford Road · Old School Lane · Old School Lane · Church Hill · Church Road · Home Farm
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.