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On Franchise Street, in Weymouth Town, Melcombe Regis & Rodwell
What it's like at DT4 8JU: every home that has sold on Franchise Street 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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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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Franchise Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
5 of the 53 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 78a, Franchise StreetTerraced | Aug 2004 | £139,000 | 62 m² | £2,242/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79a, Franchise StreetTerraced | Jul 1998 | £33,000 | 58 m² | £569/m² | 1 |
| 79b, Franchise StreetDetached | Mar 2018 | £202,500 | 78 m² | £2,596/m² | 3 |
| 81, Franchise StreetTerraced | Jan 2016 | £181,000 | 78 m² | £2,321/m² | 2 |
| Maisonette, 82, Franchise StreetFlat | Dec 1997 | £45,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Lower Flat, 82, Franchise StreetFlat | Apr 2023 | £185,000 | – | – | 5 |
| 82a, Franchise StreetTerraced | Dec 2013 | £162,500 | – | – | 3 |
| 83, Franchise StreetTerraced | Aug 2000 | £69,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 84, Franchise StreetTerraced · company-owned | Apr 2024 | £235,000 | 136 m² | £1,728/m² | 1 |
| 85, Franchise StreetTerraced · company-owned | Oct 2022 | £171,000 | 72 m² | £2,375/m² | 1 |
| 85a, Franchise StreetTerraced | Sept 2019 | £182,000 | 80 m² | £2,275/m² | 1 |
| 86, Franchise StreetTerraced | May 2019 | £200,000 | 151 m² | £1,325/m² | 1 |
| 89, Franchise StreetTerraced | Mar 2016 | £225,000 | 77 m² | £2,922/m² | 1 |
| 109, Franchise StreetSemi-detached | Mar 2026 | £265,000 | 80 m² | £3,313/m² | 2 |
| 115, Franchise StreetTerraced | Dec 2019 | £215,000 | 132 m² | £1,629/m² | 3 |
| Chapelhay Tavern, Franchise StreetOther · company-owned | Nov 2019 | £311,000 | – | – | 1 |
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 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 751k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Dorchester South.
The nearest bus stop is North Quay, 150 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (routes 8, 3); 32 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery, about a 5-minute walk (600 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, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 35.6 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 12% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Asda, 350 m away, with King Store closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Cross Road Surgery (600 m), with Asda Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, The Harbour Trim is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Dorset County Hospital, 11 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 120 restaurants and cafés and 44 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
The Pickled Pear is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Chapelhay Tavern the nearest pub (under 50 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (34 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 239 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 71% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Weymouth Town Centre Conservation Area, Lodmoor Hill Conservation Area).
There are 382 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (61%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 60% were built before 1919.
It's growing: about 130 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Weymouth Peace Garden, 550 m away; for exercise, Weymouth Squash & Fitness Centre (400 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Weymouth Central, 400 m away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.6 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1-4, Rodwell Street | II | 120 m |
| 9 Rodwell Street with rear retaining wall | II | 120 m |
| The Rodwell | II | 130 m |
| Old Town Hall with Railings | II | 130 m |
| Edwards Homes' 10-14 James Street | II | 130 m |
| 37 Rodwell Road | II | 130 m |
| 28, High West Street | II | 140 m |
| the Boot Inn | II | 150 m |
| 29, High West Street | II | 150 m |
| 30, High West Street | II | 150 m |
| Edwards Homes' 1-5 Rodwell Road | II | 150 m |
| 31, High West Street | II | 150 m |
Nearest 12 shown. 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%.
21 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 8JU →
For holidays, Bournemouth is 47 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 88 km.
Many neighbours rent: 40% of households rent privately and 12% socially.
It's an older community: 27% 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.
Nearest 8 shown. Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
Nearest: Poole Harbour Lake · about 44 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 0 of 43 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 | 0.6% | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 75.0% | 77.7% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 9.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 22.4% | 10.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.4% | 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 53 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.