# Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley

East Dorset. 6,476 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 111 square kilometres.

Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley had 6,448 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02004243. In: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west) › [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £426,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley was £426,000 in 2025. 1,640th most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/alderholt-and-sixpenny-handley#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 6,448** (2021). Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley had 6,448 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,431st least populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/alderholt-and-sixpenny-handley#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 9%** (2022). About 9% of people in Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/alderholt-and-sixpenny-handley#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.8%** (January 2026). In Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley, 88.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/alderholt-and-sixpenny-handley#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02004243) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 9% of people in Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02004243) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 90 homes were sold in Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02004243) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02004243) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley had 6,448 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley at a rate of 27.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 53.9 per 1,000 people across Dorset.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 47 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 35 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 33 |
| Other crime | 28 |
| Burglary | 24 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Drug offences | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £426,000 | 8th most expensive | 48 middle areas, Dorset · 2025 |
| Population | 6,448 | 12th least populated | 48 middle areas, Dorset · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 9% | 10th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 48 middle areas, Dorset · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 88.8% | 18th highest | 48 middle areas, Dorset · Jan 2026 |

## Is Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley at a rate of 27.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 53.9 per 1,000 people across Dorset.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 22 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (47), anti-social behaviour (35) and criminal damage and arson (33).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Figures for the whole of Dorset

These figures are published for the whole of Dorset, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Dorset and not Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley alone. [See Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset)

- **Average house price: £328,589** (August 2026). Dorset’s average house price was £328,589 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,462** (2025). Full-time workers living in Dorset earned a median of £37,462 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 140th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.8×** (2025). A home in Dorset costs 8.8 times local full-time pay. 97th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 16.3** (2025). Dorset has a deprivation score of 16.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 116th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley in brief

The median price paid for a home in Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley was £426,000 in 2025.
Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley had 6,448 usual residents at the census.
About 9% of people in Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley, 88.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02004243
- Ward: [Cranborne & Alderholt †](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/ward/cranborne-and-alderholt)
- Constituency: [North Dorset †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-dorset)
- Council: [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset)
- Region: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 111 km²
- People, mid-2024: 6,476*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 22

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Sturminster Marshall & Crichel](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/sturminster-marshall-and-crichel), [Fordingbridge, Rockbourne & Woodgreen](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/fordingbridge-rockbourne-and-woodgreen), [Wilton, Nadder & Ebble](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire/wilton-nadder-and-ebble), [West Verwood](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/west-verwood), [Blandford Outer & Tarrants](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/blandford-outer-and-tarrants), [East Verwood](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/east-verwood)

## Latest updates for Alderholt & Sixpenny Handley

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02004243

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