CLEMENTS LANE, DT5 1AS House Prices & Local Information

DT5 1AS is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Clements Lane, 0.1km from Chesil in Fortuneswell. Administratively it sits within Portland ward and the South Dorset constituency.

This is a strong family neighbourhood — a terrace-heavy neighbourhood — tight-knit community, affordable housing. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a town fringe countryside zone — mainly white, agricultural workforce, on the edges of smaller towns. Residents average 47 years old — this is a settled, predominantly owner-occupied area with a stable, community-minded population. 70% of properties are owner-occupied — a strong indicator of neighbourhood stability and long-term community investment.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 27 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: Average house prices are around £193k, down 36.8% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for DT5 1AS are sourced from Output Area E00104328 (shared with 9 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.