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DT3 house prices and market activity

Typical price £346,000 In the 12 months to June 2026, 1.1% down on the year before. Source: Land Registry.

Quieter No: DT3 is quieter than most of DT (Dorchester), with fewer homes coming to market.

1 of its 3 postcode sectors is busier than most of DT. Updated September 2026.

What homes sell for in DT3

Homes in DT3 sold for a typical £346,000 in the 12 months to June 2026, 1.1% down on the year before. Half of all sales were between £255,000 and £438,750. That is 10% above the typical price across DT (Dorchester), £315,000. It is the 5th most expensive of 11 districts in DT.

Type Share of sales Typical price
Detached 41% (172 sales) £435,000
Semi-detached 22% (93 sales) £338,000
Terraced 26% (108 sales) £254,500
Flats 10% (43 sales) £175,000

Detached homes made up the biggest share of sales (41%). 12% of sales were leasehold and 4% were new build.

The typical price is the median: half the homes sold for more, half for less. It moves with the mix of homes that sold, so a change does not mean every home in DT3 is worth that much more or less. The figures for a single street can be very different, which is what the report for one home is for.

Is DT3 getting busier? Street by street: the postcode sectors in DT3

Each sector is ranked against every other sector in DT (Dorchester). Busier means more homes to choose from over the next three to six months. Quieter means fewer. This is about how many homes come up for sale, not about prices.

DT3 4 Quieter Quieter than most of DT: homes are coming to market more slowly here than in 71% of DT postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 9% down on a year ago). Strong
DT3 5 Busier Busier than most of DT: homes are coming to market faster here than in 53% of DT postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 2% up on a year ago). Weak
DT3 6 Quieter Quieter than most of DT: homes are coming to market more slowly here than in 100% of DT postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 43% down on a year ago). Strong

How we know

A home needs an energy certificate (EPC) before it can be sold or let. When more certificates are lodged in a sector than usual, more homes tend to come to market there in the months that follow. We count them every month for every postcode sector in England and rank each sector against the rest of its postcode area.

Updated: September 2026. Refreshed every month.

Source: EPC register (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero / MHCLG), Open Government Licence v3.0; Salet analysis.

Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard sales), Open Government Licence v3.0; Salet analysis. Standard open-market sales only, July 2025 to June 2026.

How accurate is this? Tested on Coventry (CV) and Birmingham (B) postcode sectors, May 2011 to Feb 2025: this call picked the busier sectors 55 times in 100 over the next six months, against 49 for assuming last year's trend carries on. A useful lean, not a certainty.

This is a view on how many homes come to market. It says nothing about where prices will go.