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Blandford Outer & Tarrants: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Blandford Outer & Tarrants neighbourhood of Dorset, England (ONS area Dorset 009). Headline figures assembled 1 November 2026. Postcodes DT11, SP5. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near DT11 8SL.

An affluent neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Blandford Outer & Tarrants is an affluent neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Dorset (2 of 16 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £395,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Dorset (0.8 times the borough's rate).

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 1 November 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£395,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +23% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Affluent

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.11; 1 of 16 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 7 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 6 to 7.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£63,900

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.8 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Blandford Outer & Tarrants sits in Dorset

Typical house price: joint 20th highest of 48 neighbourhoods in Dorset
Average household income: 2nd highest of 48 neighbourhoods in Dorset

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 1 November 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Blandford Outer & Tarrants

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Dorset, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 1 November 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

1 of 16 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Dorset, 2 the other way and 13 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

New-build activity

Falling behind the borough

Anti-social behaviour
Benefit claims (DWP)

Schools nearby

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School 1.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jan 2023).
Nearest state secondary school The Blandford School 2.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Apr 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Blandford Outer & Tarrants

What is the typical house price in Blandford Outer & Tarrants?

£395,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +23% against 2017-2019.

How does Blandford Outer & Tarrants compare with the rest of Dorset?

Typical house price: joint 20th highest of 48 neighbourhoods in Dorset. Average household income: 2nd highest of 48 neighbourhoods in Dorset.

Is Blandford Outer & Tarrants an affluent area?

Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Blandford Outer & Tarrants gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.11; 1 of 16 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Which state schools are nearest to Blandford Outer & Tarrants?

Nearest state primary school. Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School. 1.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jan 2023). Nearest state secondary school. The Blandford School. 2.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Apr 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.