Upton Fort Road Upton, Dorset
67 addresses across 3 postcodes (DT2,DT3), about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) long. USRN 43201399.
- Sales: 8 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £695,000 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: 13 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 6, E: 1, F: 4, G: 1).
- Flood: 7 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 1 times (6 hours) in 2025.
- Coastal erosion: The nearest projected coastal erosion zone is 470 m (0.3 miles) from its postcodes.
- 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% to 24% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Moreton (Dorset), about 7.1 km (4.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 37 to 132 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 67 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Weymouth Bay Medical Practice, about 7.5 km (4.7 miles) away.
- People: About 360 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 39% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £695,000 | £695,000 | £695,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | £366,000 | £342,000 | £390,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £730,000 | £730,000 | £730,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £265,000 | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £110,000 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| 1995 | 1 | £131,500 | £131,500 | £131,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2024 | SHERWOOD DT3 6HH | Detached | £695,000 | |
| 2 Nov 2011 | AIRLIE COTTAGE DT3 6HH | Detached | £342,000 | |
| 5 Sep 2011 | CONKERS DT3 6HH | Detached | £390,000 | |
| 24 Jun 2008 | SUNNYSIDE UP DT3 6HH | Detached | £730,000 | |
| 22 Sep 2003 | UPCOOMB DT3 6HH | Detached | £265,000 | |
| 9 Sep 2002 | AIRLIE COTTAGE DT3 6HH | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 7 Jun 1996 | CONKERS DT3 6HH | Detached | £110,000 | |
| 8 Aug 1995 | SHERWOOD DT3 6HH | Detached | £131,500 |
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
13 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 111 m². Most common: Flat (3); Bungalow, detached (2); Bungalow, semi-detached (2). Built: before 1900 (6); 2007-2011 (2); 1991-1995 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7).
Each home's certificates and sales (13 addresses)
- 3 Upton Cottages, Upton, Ringstead
- 4 UPTON COTTAGES, UPTON, RINGSTEAD
- 19 UPTON GLEN, UPTON, RINGSTEAD
- 23 Upton Glen Residential Park, Upton, Ringstead
- Beech Lawn, Upton, Ringstead
- Foxhole, Upton Farm, Ringstead
- Gamekeeper, Upton Farm, Ringstead
- Owls Roost, Upton Farm, Ringstead
- Pheasant Pluckers, Upton Farm, Ringstead
- Poachers, Upton Farm, Ringstead
- Rattys, Upton Farm, Ringstead
- Westdown House, Upton, Ringstead
- Westdown House, Upton, Ringstead
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 1,160 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.
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
- 13 January 2027 to 14 January 2027: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the verge (major (paa) works)
- 13 January 2027 to 14 January 2027: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the verge (major works, permit applied for)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 46 homes the Environment Agency counts, 2 are in areas at high risk, 4 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
Groundwater flooding is possible in 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DT2 8NE | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 5 / 4 | unlikely |
| DT3 6HH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DT2 8NQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | 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
The nearest projected erosion zone is 470 m (0.3 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 10 m | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| By 2105, with the shoreline management plan carried out | No active intervention Durlston Head to Rame Head | up to 35 m | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| By 2105, if defences are not maintained or built | No intervention Durlston Head to Rame Head | up to 35 m | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Ground instability zone Osmington West, Dorset | Unstable cliffs or slopes where the ground has moved, with a margin for movement over the next 100 years | 450 m (0.3 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 1 time, for 6 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Unnamed Stream(S).
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringstead Stw Wessex Water | Unnamed Stream(S) | 1 | 6 | 840 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.
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 67 addresses are between 37 m and 132 m above sea level (49 m on average); the ground rises about 95 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DT2 8NE | 100% | 24% | 24% | 0% |
| DT2 8NQ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| DT3 6HH | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Moreton (Dorset) 79,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Weymouth 751,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) | |
| Upwey 54,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Ferry terminal | Weymouth Ferry Terminal | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 39.4 km (25 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 86.1 km (54 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Weymouth Bay Medical Practice Outstanding Feb 2023 | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Rowlands Pharmacy | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Weymouth Community Hospital | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Care homes | Bosworth Care Home Good Sep 2026 | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Police station | Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Wessex Retail Ltd - Preston Road, Preston Cashzone | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
No parks, play areas, playing fields or allotments within 3 km (1.9 miles).
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Three barrows S of Poxwell Big Wood, a scheduled monument, 140 m west. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Three barrows S of Poxwell Big Wood | Scheduled monument | 140 m west |
| Glebe Cottage and Attached Walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Medieval settlement at West Ringstead | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Icehouse at Ringstead, 660m south west of Pit House | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Poxwell Big Wood | Wood | 600 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Spring Bottom | Valley | 890 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Spring Bottom Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Ringstead Beach | Beach | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Wally's Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Redcliff Point | Wetland | 4 km (2.5 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.3 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 64 | 67 |
3 of the street's 67 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
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
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (dorset).
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 | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 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) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: BT: Utility asset works, 13 January 2027 to 14 January 2027 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band D, park home, detached (lodged 21 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
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.