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On Russell Avenue, in Weymouth West
What it's like at DT4 9RA: every home that has sold on Russell 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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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.
Sales and extensions on Russell Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 7 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Russell AvenueDetached | Nov 2023 | £618,000 | 123 m² | £5,024/m² | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Russell AvenueDetached | Feb 2026 | £630,000 | 148 m² | £4,257/m² | 2 |
| 3, Russell AvenueDetached | Feb 2000 | £150,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 4, Russell AvenueDetached | May 2021 | £475,000 | 124 m² | £3,831/m² | 1 |
| 5, Russell AvenueDetached | Aug 2005 | £335,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 10, Russell AvenueDetached | Oct 1995 | £82,250 | 119 m² | £691/m² | 1 |
| 11, Russell AvenueDetached | Feb 2004 | £270,000 | – | – | 2 |
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 (1.8 km), with 751k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Dorchester South.
The nearest bus stop is Connaught Gardens, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route X53); 2 departures an hour from the 4 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 St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 45% 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, 800 m 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, 750 m away, with Sourdoughwey closer still (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Cross Road Surgery (450 m), with Malhotra Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Hair Moda is 900 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.
Gravy Boat Catering is the closest café or restaurant (700 m), and The Compound Club the nearest pub (600 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 Wyke Regis Playground, 1.0 km away; for exercise, Weymouth Swimming Pool and Fitness Centre (750 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.
12 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%.
18 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 9RA →
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.
| 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.
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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 7 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 45 min
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