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Broadwey & Littlemoor

Middle area

South west Dorset. 7,800 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 7.7 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Broadwey & Littlemoor live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£242,000
Joint 2,495th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,666
Joint 4,133rd most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Broadwey & Littlemoor

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Broadwey & Littlemoor at a rate of 57.6 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.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences199
Anti-social behaviour114
Other crime55
Criminal damage and arson33
Shoplifting18
Drug offences10
Burglary7
Vehicle crime7
Robbery4
Theft from the person2

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Broadwey & Littlemoor compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Broadwey & LittlemoorMiddle
Median sale price48 middle areas, Dorset · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Dorset48 areas from £212,750 to £673,600. The middle area is £361,250. Broadwey & Littlemoor is £242,000.
£242,000joint 3rd cheapest
Population48 middle areas, Dorset · 2021
Population: every middle area in Dorset48 areas from 5,032 to 12,206. The middle area is 7,794. Broadwey & Littlemoor is 7,666.
7,66621st least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares48 middle areas, Dorset · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Dorset48 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 56.5%. Broadwey & Littlemoor is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage48 middle areas, Dorset · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Dorset48 areas from 34.3% to 97.4%. The middle area is 83.8%. Broadwey & Littlemoor is 92.1%.
92.1%joint 6th highest

Is Broadwey & Littlemoor safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Broadwey & Littlemoor at a rate of 57.6 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, 46 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Broadwey & Littlemoor.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (199), anti-social behaviour (114) and other crime (55).

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 Broadwey & Littlemoor alone. See Dorset

Average house price
£328,589
Down 0.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,462
140th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.8×
97th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.3
Joint 116th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Broadwey & Littlemoor in brief

The median price paid for a home in Broadwey & Littlemoor was £242,000 in 2025.

Broadwey & Littlemoor had 7,666 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Broadwey & Littlemoor live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Broadwey & Littlemoor, 92.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.