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On Essex Road, in Westham South
What it's like at DT4 0BA: every home that has sold on Essex Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
4 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Essex Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 21 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Essex RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2019 | £280,000 | 138 m² | £2,029/m² | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Essex RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2007 | £235,000 | 127 m² | £1,850/m² | 2 |
| 2a, Essex RoadDetached | Jul 2017 | £278,000 | 92 m² | £3,022/m² | 2 |
| 3, Essex RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2014 | £195,000 | 140 m² | £1,393/m² | 3 |
| 4, Essex RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2014 | £225,000 | 118 m² | £1,907/m² | 3 |
| Flat B, 5, Essex RoadSemi-detached | Apr 1996 | £30,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 7, Essex RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2003 | £200,000 | 128 m² | £1,563/m² | 1 |
| 8, Essex RoadTerraced | Mar 2007 | £208,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 9, Essex RoadDetached | Sept 2020 | £335,000 | 112 m² | £2,991/m² | 2 |
| 9a, Essex RoadDetached | Dec 2014 | £220,000 | 138 m² | £1,594/m² | 2 |
| 10, Essex RoadTerraced | Feb 2023 | £212,000 | 123 m² | £1,724/m² | 3 |
| 11, Essex RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2015 | £310,000 | 180 m² | £1,722/m² | 1 |
| 12, Essex RoadFlat | May 2024 | £185,000 | 70 m² | £2,643/m² | 3 |
| 13, Essex RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2020 | £297,500 | 161 m² | £1,848/m² | 3 |
| 14, Essex RoadTerraced | Aug 2024 | £180,000 | 76 m² | £2,368/m² | 1 |
| 16, Essex RoadFlat | Nov 2021 | £160,000 | 86 m² | £1,860/m² | 1 |
| 18, Essex RoadOther | Sept 2024 | £185,000 | 124 m² | £1,492/m² | 2 |
| 20, Essex RoadFlat | Jul 2026 | £147,500 | 72 m² | £2,049/m² | 6 |
| 24, Essex RoadTerraced | Jul 2004 | £105,000 | 118 m² | £890/m² | 1 |
| 26, Essex RoadFlat | Jun 2025 | £200,000 | 105 m² | £1,905/m² | 6 |
| 28, Essex RoadFlat | Sept 2019 | £148,500 | 96 m² | £1,547/m² | 4 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Weymouth, about a 10-minute walk (750 m), with 751k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Dorchester South.
The nearest bus stop is Methodist Church, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 3); 18 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 42 minutes away by public transport (21 by car).
The nearest primary school is Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 61% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is All Saints' Church of England Academy, 2.0 km away; Attainment 8: 35.6 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Asda, 600 m away, with The Dorset Fudgery closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Bridges Medical Ctr. (600 m), with Weymouth Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Dave's is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Dorset County Hospital, 12 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 60% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 9 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
The Rock Kitchen is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Rock Hotel the nearest pub (150 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 101 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 29% flats and 13% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
It's growing: about 188 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Radipole Gardens, 900 m away; for exercise, Weymouth Squash & Fitness Centre (450 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Weymouth Central, 1.6 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.2 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Bournemouth is 48 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 88 km.
43 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Paul | II | 90 m |
| War memorial at St Paul's Church | II | 100 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
South Dorset constituency: Lloyd Hatton MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 1,048 (2.1%), turnout 65%. Vote shares: Labour 32%, Conservative 30%, Reform UK 17%, Liberal Democrat 16%.
24 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near DT4 0BA →
Most households own their home, 19% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
On this street: 1 of 14 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.7% | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.5% | 1.8% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 82.7% | 77.7% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 9.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 16.2% | 10.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.2% | 0.6% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 21 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Poole Harbour Lake · about 44 min
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