The Square Langton Herring, Dorset
11 addresses across 1 postcode (DT3), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 43211143.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2012 the median was £235,000 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: 6 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, E: 4, F: 1).
- Flood: 5 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 38 times (28 hours) in 2025.
- Coastal erosion: The nearest projected coastal erosion zone is 1 km (0.6 miles) from its postcodes.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% 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 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Upwey, about 5.8 km (3.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 43 to 47 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Bridges Medical Ctr., about 7.1 km (4.4 miles) away.
- People: About 230 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 88% of households owned their home and 45% 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 anti-social behaviour.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | £235,000 | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £385,000 | £385,000 | £385,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 2007 | 1 DT3 4HT | Semi-detached | £385,000 | |
| 7 Dec 2012 | 2 DT3 4HT | Semi-detached | £235,000 |
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
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 116 m². Most common: House, detached (3); House, semi-detached (1); Flat (1). Built: 1976-1982 (2); 1900-1929 (1); before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the postcode, 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 the 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 E (23% of about 1,110 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Langton Herring Conservation Area. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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
- PARISH CHURCH OF ST PETER, grade II
- VILLAGE HALL, grade II
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
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 25 January 2027 to 19 February 2027: Wessex Internet Limited, Utility asset works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works, permit applied for)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre 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
The nearest projected erosion zone is 1 km (0.6 miles) from the street's postcodes (by 2105, with the shoreline management plan carried out).
| Projection | Policy for the frontage | Erosion | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| By 2055, with the shoreline management plan carried out | No active intervention Durlston Head to Rame Head | up to 9 m | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| By 2105, with the shoreline management plan carried out | No active intervention Durlston Head to Rame Head | up to 23 m | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| By 2105, if defences are not maintained or built | No intervention Durlston Head to Rame Head | up to 23 m | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Each shoreline management plan sets a policy for each stretch of coast: hold the line (keep defences where they are), managed realignment (let the shore move back in a controlled way), advance the line, or no active intervention. Erosion is the distance the shore may move back, counted from today, for the higher central climate change allowance. The maps are guidance from national modelling, not a survey of any one home; the council's coastal team can say more.
Storm overflows
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 38 times, for 28 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Tributary of West Fleet.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langton Herring Wrc Wessex Water | Tributary of West Fleet | 38 | 28 | 540 m (0.3 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 here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square with radon potential up to 1 to 3%: 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 the square 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. 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 11 addresses are between 43 m and 47 m above sea level (44 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DT3 4HT | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Upwey 54,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Weymouth 751,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Dorchester West 97,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.8 km (6.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rose's Lane Langton Herring | 110 m |
| Ferry terminal | Weymouth Ferry Terminal | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 52.3 km (33 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 83.3 km (52 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Bridges Medical Ctr. Good Feb 2023 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Heritage Dental Health Limited | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Westhaven Hospital | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Care homes | Fairfield House Good Jul 2025 | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Police station | Dorset Police | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Chickerell Cashzone | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lime kiln 800ft (245m) NW of Langton Cross, a scheduled monument, 800 m (0.5 miles) east. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Lime kiln 800ft (245m) NW of Langton Cross | Scheduled monument | 800 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Dorset and East Devon Coast | World Heritage Site | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bower Hill Plantation | Wood | 270 m north |
| Bank Plantation | Wood | 310 m east |
| Rodden Hive | Tidal water | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Langton Hive Point | Wetland | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Knights in the Bottom | Valley | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Merry Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 11 | 11 |
None of the street's 11 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the middle of the street.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elm Tree Inn DT3 4HU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 100 m | 5 Very good | 28 Oct 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Shop Lane (2).
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 | 61 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 40% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 67% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 30% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 41% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: Wessex Internet Limited: Utility asset works, 25 January 2027 to 19 February 2027 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Elm Tree Inn (pub/bar/nightclub, DT3 4HU) now 5 Very good, was Awaiting inspection (rated 28 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- DT3 4HT: 11 addresses of 12 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Church Hill · Rose's Lane · Angel Close · Chapel Close · Angel Lane · Shop Lane · Court 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; 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.