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On Faircross Avenue, in Weymouth West
What it's like at DT4 0DS: every home that has sold on Faircross Avenue 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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1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Faircross Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 41 homes on the street are owned by companies.
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Weymouth, a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km), with 751k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Dorchester South.
The nearest bus stop is Cross Road, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route X53); 3 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 46 minutes away by public transport (22 by car).
The nearest primary school is Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 72% 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, 1.0 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 Co-op, 500 m away; King Store (700 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Cross Road Surgery (250 m), with Malhotra Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Hair Moda is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Dorset County Hospital, 13 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 1 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Asda Customer Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and The Rodwell the nearest pub (500 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 45 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 17% flats and 28% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Sandsfoot Gardens, 1.0 km away; for exercise, Weymouth Squash & Fitness Centre (650 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Portland Harbour Castle Cove, 600 m away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.0 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Bournemouth is 48 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 89 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 41% of households own their home outright.
30 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.
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%.
19 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 0DS →
On this street: 0 of 31 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 8 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.4% | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.7% | 1.8% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 91.2% | 77.7% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 9.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 7.8% | 10.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 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.
It's an older community: 25% are 65 or over.
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Faircross Avenue in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Poole Harbour Lake · about 45 min
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