Property market | £354,566 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Exeter (30.8 miles) | |
Broadband | 42.5mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 168 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 502 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (West Dorset level) | |
Crime | 4.0 burglaries per 1k people (Dorset) | |
Commute (approx) | - Reading (110 mins) - Bristol Temple Meads (129 mins) - Paddington (149 mins) - Cardiff Central (185 mins) - London Waterloo (208 mins) - Birmingham New Street (225 mins) - Manchester Piccadilly (323 mins) - Leeds (353 mins) - York (378 mins)... (view more here) | |
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£354,566 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Exeter (30.8 miles) | |
42.5mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Ranked 168 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 502 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (West Dorset level) | |
4.0 burglaries per 1k people (Dorset) | |
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The property market in Shipton Gorge has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £540,136, which is down -2.1% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £354,566 (down -2.2% on last year) , a terraced house £282,447 (down -3.2% on last year) and a flat £189,690. Property prices in Shipton Gorge are similar to the average property prices across Dorset and are a little higher compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Shipton Gorge, prices have had a greater decrease than the annual average price decrease seen across the Dorset region.
Property data is based on Dorset level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Shipton Gorge, or click here to browse the longer list of Shipton Gorge property transactions from 2023.
Address | Details |
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15, Home Farm Way, Bridport, Dorset , DT6 4TA | Detached - Sold for £686,000 on 09/01/2023 |
THATCH END, Brook Street, Bridport, Dorset , DT6 4NA | Semi-Detached - Sold for £425,000 on 08/31/2023 |
Shipton Gorge has a couple of schools nearby, including Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled School (Academy) which is a primary school based in Church Street, Bridport. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Loders CofE Primary Academy Save school | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 2: Good (3/27/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Bridport | |
Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (3/27/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Bridport |
School | Type |
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Loders CofE Primary Academy Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/27/2019) |
Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/27/2019) |
Station | Distance from Shipton Gorge | Commute options |
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Maiden Newton A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +3% from the previous year. | 10 miles |
- Reading (1 change(s) - 110 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (136 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Paddington (1 change(s) - 149 mins - Great Western Railway - £1218 monthly fare) View details |
Crewkerne A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -3% from the previous year. | 14 miles |
- Reading (108 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 129 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Paddington (144 mins - Great Western Railway - £805 monthly fare) View details - London Waterloo (1 change(s) - 162 mins - South Western Railway - £805 monthly fare) View details - Vauxhall (1 change(s) - 167 mins - South Western Railway - £805 monthly fare) View details |
Chetnole A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -12% from the previous year. | 15 miles |
- Reading (1 change(s) - 99 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (124 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Paddington (1 change(s) - 138 mins - Great Western Railway - £1218 monthly fare) View details - Cardiff Central (1 change(s) - 172 mins - Great Western Railway) View details |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the West Dorset consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 11.4% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 15.4% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 13.5% | 168 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 23.4% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 5.4% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 11.5% | |
Routine occupations | 9.5% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 5.4% | 502 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 4.3% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Dorset is average (49mbps). Shipton Gorge is slower than this, with average download speeds of 42.5mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the West Dorset level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 42.5 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 91.9% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.7% |
Crime stats were found at the Dorset level:
Type | Dorset | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 66 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 4 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 5 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 1 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 26 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Shipton Gorge.
The DEFRA API is currently reporting at least one flood warning in this area - please refer to the UK Government website for information on this.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Devon and Cornwall | River Coly, River Yarty, Umborne Brook | Rivers Axe, Coly, Yarty, Umborne Brook and coastal streams from Branscombe to Axmouth |
Wessex | River Asker, River Brit, River Bride, River Char, River Lim | Rivers Lim, Char, Winniford, Simene, Brit, Asker, Mangerton and Bride |
Wessex | Groundwater | Bridport, Chideock, Martinstown, Milborne St. Andrew, Nottington, Piddlehinton, Piddletrenthide, Upwey, Winterborne Abbas, Winterborne Kingston, Winterborne Steepleton, Winterborne Stickland, Winterborne Whitechurch and Winterborne Zelston |
Wessex | River Asker | East Road, East Street, Asker Mead, Folly Mill Garden, Sea Road South, South Mill Lane, South Street in Bridport |
Wessex | English Channel | Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Seatown, West Bay, Bothenhampton, Burton Freshwater, Burton Bradstock, Cogden Beach, Chesil Beach, West Fleet, East Fleet and Chiswell |
Wessex | River Asker | Properties in Askerswell, Uploders, Yondover and Loders |
Wessex | River Asker | East Road, Meville Square and Folly Mill Lane in Bridport |
Wessex | River Bride | Bridelands and Lower Farm in Long Bredy, Bride Valley Nursery in Litton Cheney and Water Lane Fish Farm in Swyre |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Shipton Gorge, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 2Secondary: | 13.5% residents in higher managerial positions 5.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Abbotsbury, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: Secondary: | 13.5% residents in higher managerial positions 5.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Ashmore, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness Very High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: Secondary: | 13.2% residents in higher managerial positions 5.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Dorchester, Dorset Affordability: Average Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 8Secondary: 4 | 13.5% residents in higher managerial positions 5.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Lyme Regis, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 | 13.5% residents in higher managerial positions 5.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Sherborne, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 3Secondary: 5 | 13.5% residents in higher managerial positions 5.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Southbourne, Dorset Affordability: Average Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 7Secondary: 3 | 13.0% residents in higher managerial positions 6.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Ferndown, Dorset Affordability: Average Slowing property market Local M&S Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 4Secondary: 2 | 14.2% residents in higher managerial positions 6.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Wimborne Minster, Dorset Affordability: Average Outstanding schools Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 7Secondary: 5 | 14.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Swanage, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 4Secondary: 2 | 10.5% residents in higher managerial positions 6.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Weymouth, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local M&S Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 9Secondary: 2 | 10.5% residents in higher managerial positions 6.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Shaftesbury, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness Very High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 4Secondary: 2 | 13.2% residents in higher managerial positions 5.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Charminster, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 5Secondary: 3 | 13.5% residents in higher managerial positions 5.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Canford Cliffs, Dorset Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 | 14.0% residents in higher managerial positions 6.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Studland, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: Secondary: | 10.5% residents in higher managerial positions 6.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Beaminster, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: Secondary: | 13.5% residents in higher managerial positions 5.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Shipton Gorge, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 2Secondary: |
Abbotsbury, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: Secondary: |
Ashmore, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness Very High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: Secondary: |
Dorchester, Dorset Affordability: Average Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 8Secondary: 4 |
Lyme Regis, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 |
Sherborne, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 3Secondary: 5 |
Southbourne, Dorset Affordability: Average Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 7Secondary: 3 |
Ferndown, Dorset Affordability: Average Slowing property market Local M&S Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 4Secondary: 2 |
Wimborne Minster, Dorset Affordability: Average Outstanding schools Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 7Secondary: 5 |
Swanage, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 4Secondary: 2 |
Weymouth, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local M&S Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 9Secondary: 2 |
Shaftesbury, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness Very High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 4Secondary: 2 |
Charminster, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 5Secondary: 3 |
Canford Cliffs, Dorset Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 |
Studland, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: Secondary: |
Beaminster, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: Secondary: |
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