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Dorchester North

Middle area

South west Dorset. 6,505 people in 2.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Dorchester North’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£299,000
3,535th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,756
2,449th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Dorchester North compares

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Median sale price48 middle areas, Dorset · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Dorset48 areas from £212,750 to £673,600. The middle area is £361,250. Dorchester North is £299,000.
£299,00011th lowest
Population48 middle areas, Dorset · 2021
Population: every middle area in Dorset48 areas from 5,032 to 12,206. The middle area is 7,794. Dorchester North is 5,756.
5,7565th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage48 middle areas, Dorset · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Dorset48 areas from 34.3% to 97.4%. The middle area is 83.8%. Dorchester North is 87.7%.
87.7%19th highest
Claimant rate48 middle areas, Dorset · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Dorset48 areas from 1.2% to 5.0%. The middle area is 2.1%. Dorchester North is 2.3%.
2.3%joint 20th highest

Figures for the whole of Dorset

These figures are published for the whole of Dorset, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Dorset and not Dorchester North alone. See Dorset

Average house price
£325,154
Down 0.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,462
140th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.7×
98th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.3
116th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Dorchester North in brief

The median price paid for a home in Dorchester North was £299,000 in 2025.

Dorchester North had 5,756 usual residents at the census.

In Dorchester North, 87.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Dorchester North, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.