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Sturminster Newton & Stalbridge

Middle area

North Dorset. 10,864 people in 92 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 Sturminster Newton & Stalbridge’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£311,250
3,299th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,439
856th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Sturminster Newton & Stalbridge 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. Sturminster Newton & Stalbridge is £311,250.
£311,25012th 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. Sturminster Newton & Stalbridge is 10,439.
10,4392nd highest
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%. Sturminster Newton & Stalbridge is 88.9%.
88.9%17th 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%. Sturminster Newton & Stalbridge is 2.2%.
2.2%23rd 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 Sturminster Newton & Stalbridge 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
Sturminster Newton & Stalbridge in brief

The median price paid for a home in Sturminster Newton & Stalbridge was £311,250 in 2025.

Sturminster Newton & Stalbridge had 10,439 usual residents at the census.

In Sturminster Newton & Stalbridge, 88.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Sturminster Newton & Stalbridge, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.