Buying a home in DT1, Dorchester. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£342kmost £293k–£409k

Houses per m²£3,974flats £3,269

Sold last year2051,360 in five years

Prices in Dorset-0.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in DT1 sold for £341,828 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £292,713 and £409,030, for about 92 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Dorchester (£346,000).

205 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £124k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in DT1 1 (£3,539) and the most in DT1 3 (£4,315).

Across Dorset, prices are down 0.1% on a year ago and up 10.3% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,191 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,559 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £68,000 for that mortgage: what £70,000 buys.

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House prices in DT1 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£205,874	£182k–£279k	44 m²	41
2	£276,109	£246k–£316k	70 m²	226
3	£341,828	£293k–£409k	92 m²	442
4	£459,786	£376k–£554k	121 m²	144
5+	£593,730	£495k–£676k	144 m²	133

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£206k	£276k	£342k	£460k	£594k
Detached	£603k	£351k	£428k	£492k	£626k
Semi-detached	—	£299k	£355k	£423k	£494k
Terraced	£192k	£260k	£303k	£444k	£513k
Flats	£124k	£178k	£238k	£261k	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across DT1

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
DT1 1	£3,539	£3,173
DT1 2	£3,942	£3,131
DT1 3	£4,315	£3,375

Schools near DT1

Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Thomas Hardye School50.8% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%5 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

DT2 Dorchester · 4 km3-bed house £350k DT3 Weymouth · 8 km3-bed house £357k DT4 Weymouth · 11 km3-bed house £295k DT5 Portland · 18 km3-bed house £241k BH20 Wareham · 21 km3-bed house £381k DT6 Bridport · 23 km3-bed house £419k DT11 Blandford Forum · 25 km3-bed house £359k DT8 Beaminster · 25 km3-bed house £354k

Questions about DT1

Is DT1 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Dorchester; prices in Dorset are down 0.1% on a year ago; the best secondary is above it (50.8% against 43.8%); 205 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in DT1?

A typical 3-bedroom house in DT1 sold for £341,828 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £292,713 and £409,030.

Is DT1 expensive for Dorchester?

A 3-bedroom house in DT1 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Dorchester (£346,000).

How many homes sell in DT1 each year?

205 homes sold in the last year and 1,360 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

Where is cheaper near DT1?

For a 3-bedroom house, DT4 (£295k, 11 km), DT5 (£241k, 18 km), BA20 (£270k, 29 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.