Upton Upton, Dorset
2 addresses across 2 postcodes (DT2), about 280 m long. USRN 43201397.
- Sales: 7 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £581,000 across 1 sale.
- Flood: 7 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 24% to 63% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Upwey, about 6.9 km away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 43 to 67 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 2 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Weymouth Bay Medical Practice, about 7.0 km away.
- People: About 360 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 77% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £581,000 | £581,000 | £581,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £630,000 | £630,000 | £630,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £447,500 | £447,500 | £447,500 |
| 2013 | 2 | £195,000 | £195,000 | £195,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £135,000 | £135,000 | £135,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb 2026 | 3, UPTON COTTAGES DT2 8NE | Semi-detached | £581,000 | |
| 24 Nov 2023 | WEST DOWN HOUSE DT2 8NE | Other | £1,410,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 2 Feb 2023 | 4, UPTON COTTAGES DT2 8NE | Semi-detached | £630,000 | |
| 3 May 2017 | BEECH LAWN DT2 8NE | Detached | £447,500 | |
| 19 Apr 2013 | 3, UPTON COTTAGES DT2 8NE | Semi-detached | £195,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2013 | 4, UPTON COTTAGES DT2 8NE | Semi-detached | £195,000 | |
| 14 Apr 2000 | BEECH LAWN DT2 8NE | Detached | £135,000 |
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 1,160 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.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 30 September 2026: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the verge (major works)
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 4 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 8ND | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | possible |
| DT2 8NE | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 5 / 4 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 2 addresses are between 43 m and 67 m above sea level (55 m on average); the ground rises about 24 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DT2 8ND | 63% | 63% | 63% | 0% |
| DT2 8NE | 100% | 24% | 24% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Upwey 54,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km |
| Moreton (Dorset) 79,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km | |
| Weymouth 751,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest Poxwell Warmwell | 750 m |
| Bus or coach station | Top O Town Coach Park Dorchester | 9.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Weymouth Ferry Terminal | 7.3 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 40.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 85.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Weymouth Bay Medical Practice | 7.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Rowlands Pharmacy | 4.4 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 6.0 km |
| Hospital | Weymouth Community Hospital | 6.6 km |
| Police station | Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner | 6.3 km |
| Cash machines | Wessex Retail Ltd - Preston Road, Preston Cashzone | 3.7 km |
Parks and green space
No parks, play areas, playing fields or allotments within 3.0 km.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Kerbed cairn 590m south east of Poxwell Manor, a scheduled monument, 510 m north-east. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Kerbed cairn 590m south east of Poxwell Manor | Scheduled monument | 510 m north-east |
| Gatehouse and Attached Garden Walls Immediately East of Poxwell House | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m north |
| Poxwell House | Listed building, Grade I | 660 m north |
| Barn, at North West Corner of Farmyard | Listed building, Grade II* | 800 m north |
| Barrow 500yds (450m) E of village | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-east |
| Three barrows S of Poxwell Big Wood | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Plantations | Wood | 380 m east |
| Wally's Lake | Lake or reservoir | 740 m south-west |
| Coombe Bottom | Valley | 1.0 km north-west |
| Spring Bottom Hill | Hill | 1.0 km south |
| Bran Point | Headland | 2.0 km south |
| Redcliff Point | Wetland | 3.3 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.1 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 2 |
1 of the street's 2 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2.0 km.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m.
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (dorset).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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
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.