Property market | £354,566 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Southampton (40.4 miles) | |
Broadband | 65.0mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 155 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 534 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Mid Dorset and North Poole level) | |
Crime | 4.0 burglaries per 1k people (Dorset) | |
Commute (approx) | - Reading (127 mins) - London Waterloo (146 mins) - Vauxhall (162 mins) - Bristol Temple Meads (170 mins) - Brighton (182 mins) - East Croydon (225 mins) - Cardiff Central (226 mins) - Birmingham New Street (228 mins) - Victoria (245 mins) - Manchester Piccadilly (323 mins) - York (372 mins)... (view more here) | |
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£354,566 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Southampton (40.4 miles) | |
65.0mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) | |
Ranked 155 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 534 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Mid Dorset and North Poole level) | |
4.0 burglaries per 1k people (Dorset) | |
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The property market in Sitterton 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 Sitterton 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 Sitterton, 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 Sitterton, or click here to browse the longer list of Sitterton property transactions from 2023.
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Sitterton has one school nearby: Bere Regis Primary and Preschool (Academy) which is a primary school based in Southbrook, Wareham. 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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Bere Regis Primary and Preschool Save school | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 4: Inadequate (4/6/2017) | Ofsted Report Link | Wareham |
School | Type |
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Bere Regis Primary and Preschool Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 4: Inadequate (4/6/2017) |
Station | Distance from Sitterton | Commute options |
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Wool A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -8% from the previous year. | 6 miles |
- Reading (1 change(s) - 130 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Vauxhall (1 change(s) - 163 mins - South Western Railway - £740 monthly fare) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 173 mins - Great Western Railway) View details |
Moreton (Dorset) A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -4% from the previous year. | 7 miles |
- Reading (1 change(s) - 134 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Vauxhall (1 change(s) - 167 mins - South Western Railway - £759 monthly fare) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 177 mins - Great Western Railway) View details |
Holton Heath A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +6% from the previous year. | 9 miles |
- Reading (1 change(s) - 127 mins - CrossCountry) View details - London Waterloo (163 mins - South Western Railway - £705 monthly fare) View details - Vauxhall (1 change(s) - 162 mins - South Western Railway - £705 monthly fare) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 170 mins - Great Western Railway) View details |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Mid Dorset and North Poole 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 | 13.5% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 11.4% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 14.4% | 155 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 23.3% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 5.5% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 12.1% | |
Routine occupations | 9.8% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 5.1% | 534 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 4.9% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Dorset is average (49mbps). Sitterton is faster than this, with average download speeds of 65.0mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Mid Dorset and North Poole level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 65.0 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 93.6% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.8% |
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 Sitterton.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
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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Wessex | English Channel | Castletown, Weymouth, Preston Beach, Swanage Bay, Studland Bay, Sandbanks, Poole Harbour, Bournemouth Beach, Hengistbury Head and Christchurch Harbour |
Wessex | Groundwater | Groundwater flooding for Hilton, Milton Abbas and Milborne St Andrew |
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 Piddle | Alton Pancras, Piddletrenthide, Piddlehinton, Druce, Puddletown, Athelhampton, Affpuddle, Briantspuddle, Throop and Wareham including Purbeck View Park |
Wessex | River Piddle, River Trent | Tributaries between Alton Pancras and Wareham |
Wessex | Groundwater | Groundwater flooding for Alton Pancras, Piddletrentide, White Lackington, Piddlehinton, Puddletown, Athelhampton |
Wessex | Groundwater | Groundwater flooding for Bere Regis |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Sitterton, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 14.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.1% 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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Sitterton, Dorset Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
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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