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Sturminster Marshall & Crichel: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Sturminster Marshall & Crichel neighbourhood of Dorset, England (ONS area Dorset 013). Headline figures assembled 1 November 2026. Postcodes BH16, BH21, DT11, SP5. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near BH21 4JG.

One of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Sturminster Marshall & Crichel is one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England. But area signals point away from gentrification against Dorset (2 of 16 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £538,125 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Dorset (0.7 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Hamworthy, is 12.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

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

Typical house price

£538,125

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +5% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Among the most 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 -0.13; 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 6 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 5 to 8.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£62,600

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.7 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 Sturminster Marshall & Crichel sits in Dorset

  • Typical house price: 4th highest of 48 neighbourhoods in Dorset
  • Average household income: 3rd 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 Sturminster Marshall & Crichel

House prices: Sturminster Marshall & Crichel against Dorset: This neighbourhood £115k (1995) to £513k (2026); Dorset £66k (1995) to £360k (2026).£131k£510k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£513kDorset£360k
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

  • Solar and heat pumps

Falling behind the borough

  • Resale prices
  • Recorded crime

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Hamworthy Railway station, 12.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to Weymouth (36 to 42 min) and London Waterloo (136 to 141 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Witchampton Church of England First School 2.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2023).
  • Nearest state secondary school Queen Elizabeth's School 3.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Oct 2023).

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 Sturminster Marshall & Crichel

What is the typical house price in Sturminster Marshall & Crichel?

£538,125. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +5% against 2017-2019.

How does Sturminster Marshall & Crichel compare with the rest of Dorset?

Typical house price: 4th highest of 48 neighbourhoods in Dorset. Average household income: 3rd highest of 48 neighbourhoods in Dorset.

Is Sturminster Marshall & Crichel an affluent area?

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

Is Sturminster Marshall & Crichel gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.13; 1 of 16 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Sturminster Marshall & Crichel?

Hamworthy. Railway station, 12.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to Weymouth (36 to 42 min) and London Waterloo (136 to 141 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Sturminster Marshall & Crichel?

Nearest state primary school. Witchampton Church of England First School. 2.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Queen Elizabeth's School. 3.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Oct 2023).

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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. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.