Property market | £354,566 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Southampton (22.3 miles) | |
Broadband | 39.9mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 220 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 530 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (North Dorset level) | |
Crime | 4.0 burglaries per 1k people (Dorset) | |
Commute (approx) | - Reading (89 mins) | |
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£354,566 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Southampton (22.3 miles) | |
39.9mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Ranked 220 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 530 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (North Dorset level) | |
4.0 burglaries per 1k people (Dorset) | |
- Reading (89 mins) | |
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St Leonards has one main store nearby, Morrisons Verwood. We found one nearby bar: The Three Legged Cross. Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, there are a few nearby, including: HILLIER RESTAURANT, The Deli Kitchen.
The property market in St Leonards 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 St Leonards 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 St Leonards, 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 St Leonards, or click here to browse the longer list of St Leonards property transactions from 2023.
St Leonards has a few schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Emmanuel Middle Church of England Middle School (Academy) which is both a primary and secondary school and is based in Howe Lane, Verwood. 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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Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (5/20/2009) | Ofsted Report Link | Wimborne | |
Verwood Church of England First School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (5/20/2009) | Ofsted Report Link | Verwood | |
Emmanuel Middle Church of England Middle School Save school | Primary & Secondary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 2: Good (5/5/2022) | 130 submissions 95.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Verwood |
School | Type |
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Three Legged Cross First and Nursery School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (5/20/2009) |
Verwood Church of England First School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (5/20/2009) |
Emmanuel Middle Church of England Middle School Ofsted report Save school | Primary & Secondary Latest rating - 2: Good (5/5/2022) 130 submissions 95.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Station | Distance from St Leonards | Commute options |
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Pokesdown A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -7% from the previous year. | 9 miles |
- Reading (1 change(s) - 97 mins - CrossCountry) View details - London Waterloo (132 mins - South Western Railway - £671 monthly fare) View details - Vauxhall (1 change(s) - 130 mins - South Western Railway - £671 monthly fare) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 140 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 152 mins - Southern) View details |
Christchurch A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -6% from the previous year. | 9 miles |
- Reading (1 change(s) - 93 mins - CrossCountry) View details - London Waterloo (128 mins - South Western Railway - £666 monthly fare) View details - Vauxhall (1 change(s) - 126 mins - South Western Railway - £666 monthly fare) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 136 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 148 mins - Southern) View details |
Bournemouth A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed -8% from the previous year. | 9 miles |
- Reading (97 mins - CrossCountry) View details - London Waterloo (134 mins - South Western Railway - £686 monthly fare) View details - Paddington (1 change(s) - 129 mins - Great Western Railway - £686 monthly fare) View details - Vauxhall (1 change(s) - 131 mins - South Western Railway - £686 monthly fare) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 135 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 153 mins - Southern) View details |
Hinton Admiral A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -10% from the previous year. | 10 miles |
- Reading (1 change(s) - 98 mins - CrossCountry) View details - London Waterloo (131 mins - South Western Railway - £647 monthly fare) View details - Vauxhall (1 change(s) - 140 mins - South Western Railway - £647 monthly fare) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 141 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 167 mins - Southern) View details |
Branksome A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +1% from the previous year. | 10 miles |
- Reading (1 change(s) - 105 mins - CrossCountry) View details - London Waterloo (141 mins - South Western Railway - £686 monthly fare) View details - Vauxhall (1 change(s) - 138 mins - South Western Railway - £686 monthly fare) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 148 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 160 mins - Southern) View details |
Parkstone (Dorset) A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -11% from the previous year. | 11 miles |
- Reading (1 change(s) - 108 mins - CrossCountry) View details - London Waterloo (145 mins - South Western Railway - £694 monthly fare) View details - Vauxhall (1 change(s) - 141 mins - South Western Railway - £694 monthly fare) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 151 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 163 mins - Southern) View details |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the North 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 | 12.0% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 15.2% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 13.2% | 220 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 22.1% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 5.9% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 11.2% | |
Routine occupations | 10.8% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 5.1% | 530 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 4.6% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Dorset is average (49mbps). St Leonards is slower than this, with average download speeds of 39.9mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the North Dorset level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 39.9 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 89.6% |
% 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 St Leonards.
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 | Groundwater | Bishopstone, Bourton, Breamore, Britford, Broadchalk, Burgate, Chilmark, Coombe Bissett, Downton, Farnham, Fordingbridge, Hinton St. Mary, Homington, Mere, Pimperne, Ringwood, Rockbourne, Shapwick, Sixpenny Handley, T. Gunville, T.Hinton and T.Monkton |
Wessex | Avon | Tributaries between Salisbury and Ringwood |
Wessex | River Allen, River Stour | Tributaries between Wimborne and Christchurch |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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St Leonards, Dorset Affordability: Average Slowing property market Local M&S Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 | 13.2% 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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St Leonards, Dorset Affordability: Average Slowing property market Local M&S Near the coast | Semi-detached: £354,566 Detached: £540,136 | 66 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 |
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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