Diggory Crescent, Dorchester house prices are built from 92 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1998 and the most recent on 27 Nov 2025. The median price paid across the whole record is £183,750. Across the 10 years from 2003 to 2013 the median moved +26.0% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -2.8%.
Median price paid
£183,750
Change in cash, 2003–2013
+26.0%
Change in real terms
-2.8%
Median per m²
£1,554
HM Land Registry92 sales7 with floor areaLatest sale 27 Nov 2025
Section 01
How Diggory Crescent, Dorchester prices moved
The chart tracks the median Diggory Crescent, Dorchester house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1998 to 2013. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | £73,683 | £163,610 |
| 2000s | 4 | £127,000 | £231,357 |
| 2010s | 1 | £235,000 | £331,350 |
The highest yearly median on record for Diggory Crescent, Dorchester is £235,000 in 2013; the lowest is £73,683 in 1998. Across the full 16-year record the cash median has moved from £73,683 to £235,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £152,783, so the real change over the whole record is +124.3% — about +5.53% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +26.0% in cash against -2.8% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 27 Nov 2025 | Detached | £385,000 | £393,370 |
| 8 | 24 Apr 2025 | Semi-detached | £350,000 | £357,609 |
| 10 | 21 Jan 2025 | Detached | £425,000 | £434,239 |
| 36 | 20 Sep 2024 | Semi-detached | £340,000 | £357,761 |
| 59 | 19 Mar 2024 | Semi-detached | £345,000 | £363,022 |
| 38 | 5 Apr 2023 | Semi-detached | £350,000 | £378,161 |
| 5 | 31 Mar 2022 | Terraced | £305,000 | £353,369 |
| 20 | 26 Oct 2020 | Semi-detached | £265,000 | £343,113 |
| 36 | 20 Dec 2019 | Semi-detached | £290,000 | £379,314 |
| 5 | 28 Jun 2019 | Terraced | £240,000 | £313,915 |
| 11 | 24 Jan 2019 | Detached | £375,000 | £490,492 |
| 3 | 20 Jul 2017 | Terraced | £285,000 | £387,886 |
| 30 | 2 Jun 2017 | Semi-detached | £265,000 | £360,666 |
| 6 | 11 Jul 2016 | Semi-detached | £275,000 | £383,911 |
| 10 | 20 Apr 2016 | Detached | £305,000 | £425,792 |
| 46 | 28 May 2015 | Detached | £289,000 | £407,490 |
| 42 | 9 Mar 2015 | Detached | £360,000 | £507,600 |
| 9 | 23 Oct 2014 | Semi-detached | £240,000 | £344,252 |
| 19 | 22 Aug 2014 | Detached | £307,500 | £441,073 |
| 59 | 8 May 2014 | Semi-detached | £235,000 | £337,080 |
| 16 | 3 Sep 2013 | Semi-detached | £239,950 | £349,875 |
| 30 | 29 Aug 2013 | Semi-detached | £230,000 | £335,367 |
| 11 | 16 Aug 2013 | Detached | £280,000 | £408,273 |
| 9 | 31 May 2013 | Semi-detached | £227,500 | £331,722 |
| 6 | 24 Apr 2013 | Semi-detached | £235,000 | £342,658 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Diggory Crescent, Dorchester values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 Diggory Crescent | £165,000 (2002) | £385,000 (2025) | +3.8% | +0.9% |
| 8 Diggory Crescent | £74,415 (1998) | £350,000 (2025) | +5.9% | +3.2% |
| 10 Diggory Crescent | £97,500 (1998) | £425,000 (2025) | +5.6% | +2.9% |
| 36 Diggory Crescent | £127,000 (2001) | £340,000 (2024) | +4.4% | +1.6% |
| 59 Diggory Crescent | £132,000 (2002) | £345,000 (2024) | +4.5% | +1.6% |
| 38 Diggory Crescent | £131,500 (2001) | £350,000 (2023) | +4.6% | +1.8% |
| 5 Diggory Crescent | £57,950 (1998) | £305,000 (2022) | +7.2% | +4.6% |
| 20 Diggory Crescent | £99,300 (2001) | £265,000 (2020) | +5.3% | +3.0% |
| 11 Diggory Crescent | £125,000 (1999) | £375,000 (2019) | +5.6% | +3.3% |
| 3 Diggory Crescent | £72,950 (1998) | £285,000 (2017) | +7.4% | +5.1% |
| 30 Diggory Crescent | £126,000 (2001) | £265,000 (2017) | +4.8% | +2.4% |
| 6 Diggory Crescent | £75,500 (1998) | £275,000 (2016) | +7.4% | +5.1% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Diggory Crescent, Dorchester is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 37 | 40.2% | £215,000 | £74,415 – £350,000 |
| Detached | 31 | 33.7% | £186,500 | £82,500 – £425,000 |
| Terraced | 24 | 26.1% | £106,000 | £57,950 – £305,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Diggory Crescent, Dorchester
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 92 freehold — 0.0% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Freehold | 92 | 100.0% | £183,750 |
| New build | 37 | 40.2% | £115,000 |
| Existing home | 55 | 59.8% | £235,000 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -51.1%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 1 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 07
Living in Diggory Crescent, Dorchester
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across Dorset, 43.1% of 188,938 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 6.5% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1,111 | 0.6% |
| B | 22,229 | 11.8% |
| C | 58,170 | 30.8% |
| D | 66,245 | 35.1% |
| E | 28,834 | 15.3% |
| F | 9,430 | 5.0% |
| G | 2,919 | 1.5% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in Dorset at £1,046 a month as of Jun 2026 — £724 for a one-bedroom home and £1,178 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £183,750 here, that rent is a gross yield of 6.83% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
Police forces publish every recorded street-level crime. Within a mile of the centre of DT1, 122 crimes were recorded in Jun 2026: 45 violent, 4 burglary, 5 vehicle-related and 27 anti-social behaviour. The median postcode district in this archive recorded 167 in the same month, so this one is 1.4 times quieter.
Against the 379,579 residents the 2021 census counted in Dorset, that is 0.32 recorded crimes per thousand people in the month. The count covers a mile around the district centre while the population covers the whole council, so read the rate as an order of magnitude rather than a precise figure.
A count is not a rate. A district with shops and a station records more crime than a residential one of the same size, because more people pass through it. Read this next to the median, not on its own.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around Diggory Crescent, Dorchester
The 2021 census counted 379,579 residents in Dorset across 169,261 households. 71.4% of those households own their home and 28.6% rent — a split the sold record cannot show, because only owners appear in it.
7 state and independent schools have a DT1 postcode: 4 primary, 2 middle deemed secondary, 1 secondary. Catchment areas do not follow postcodes, so treat this as what is nearby rather than what a child would be offered.
| School | Phase | Type | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Thomas Hardye School | Secondary | Academy converter | 2,014 |
| St Osmund's Church of England Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | Academy converter | 714 |
| Dorchester Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | Academy converter | 527 |
| Damers First School | Primary | Academy converter | 475 |
| Manor Park Church of England First School | Primary | Academy sponsor led | 396 |
| St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester | Primary | Academy converter | 177 |
| The Prince of Wales School | Primary | Community school | 156 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dorchester South Rail Station | Rail | 0.7 km |
| Upwey Rail Station | Rail | 7.2 km |
| Moreton (Dorset) Rail Station | Rail | 9.4 km |
| Weymouth Rail Station | Rail | 10.8 km |
Section 09
How Diggory Crescent, Dorchester compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Diggory Crescent, Dorchester sits above that national figure — +16.7%.
Within Dorchester the street ranks 533 of 759 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £215,000 (-14.5%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,554 per square metre, across 7 of the 92 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £57,950 to £425,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Diggory Crescent, Dorchester sits in Dorset, in the South West.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in Dorset at 9.9 times median local earnings of £35,311 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- South Walks Road£151,000 median
- Somerleigh Road£217,250 median
- Monmouth Road£207,500 median
- Bridport Road£200,000 median
- High West Street£81,000 median
- Alfred Road£114,000 median
- London Road£107,750 median
- The Grove£128,500 median
- Cambridge Road£130,000 median
- Middlemarsh Street£140,000 median
- Damers Road£193,000 median
- Weatherbury Way£260,000 median
- Icen Way£172,000 median
- Culliford Road North£199,950 median
- High East Street£140,500 median
- Peverell Avenue East£270,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 10 Diggory Crescent5 sales
- 6 Diggory Crescent5 sales
- 59 Diggory Crescent4 sales
- 11 Diggory Crescent4 sales
- 42 Diggory Crescent4 sales
- 44 Diggory Crescent3 sales
- 36 Diggory Crescent3 sales
- 5 Diggory Crescent3 sales
- 20 Diggory Crescent3 sales
- 3 Diggory Crescent3 sales
- 30 Diggory Crescent3 sales
- 9 Diggory Crescent3 sales
- 2 Diggory Crescent3 sales
- 15 Diggory Crescent3 sales
- 28 Diggory Crescent3 sales
- 29 Diggory Crescent3 sales
- 1 Diggory Crescent3 sales
- 8 Diggory Crescent2 sales
- 38 Diggory Crescent2 sales
- 46 Diggory Crescent2 sales
- 19 Diggory Crescent2 sales
- 16 Diggory Crescent2 sales
- 21 Diggory Crescent2 sales
- 23 Diggory Crescent2 sales
Back to Dorchester house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Diggory Crescent, Dorchester?
The median price paid in Diggory Crescent, Dorchester across every sale on the register is £183,750. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Diggory Crescent, Dorchester?
92 sales are on record for Diggory Crescent, Dorchester, the most recent completing on 27 Nov 2025. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Diggory Crescent, Dorchester house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +26.0% between 2003 and 2013. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -2.8%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Diggory Crescent, Dorchester house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £235,000, set in 2013. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Diggory Crescent, Dorchester?
£1,554 per square metre, from the 7 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 27 Nov 2025. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Diggory Crescent, Dorchester house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.