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Chickerell & Chesil Bank

Middle area

South west Dorset. 9,094 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 92 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 93% of people in Chickerell & Chesil Bank live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£345,000
Joint 2,705th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,375
Joint 2,923rd most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
93%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
70.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Chickerell & Chesil Bank

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chickerell & Chesil Bank at a rate of 49.5 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 offences170
Anti-social behaviour107
Other crime68
Shoplifting47
Criminal damage and arson25
Vehicle crime17
Burglary9
Drug offences7
Robbery0
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Chickerell & Chesil Bank compares

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

Chickerell & Chesil BankMiddle
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. Chickerell & Chesil Bank is £345,000.
£345,000joint 19th 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. Chickerell & Chesil Bank is 8,375.
8,37518th most 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%. Chickerell & Chesil Bank is 93.0%.
93%16th 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%. Chickerell & Chesil Bank is 70.1%.
70.1%15th lowest

Is Chickerell & Chesil Bank safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chickerell & Chesil Bank at a rate of 49.5 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, 43 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Chickerell & Chesil Bank.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (170), anti-social behaviour (107) and other crime (68).

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 Chickerell & Chesil Bank 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
Chickerell & Chesil Bank in brief

The median price paid for a home in Chickerell & Chesil Bank was £345,000 in 2025.

Chickerell & Chesil Bank had 8,375 usual residents at the census.

About 93% of people in Chickerell & Chesil Bank live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Chickerell & Chesil Bank, 70.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.