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Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe

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North Dorset. 9,510 people in 106 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 54% of people in Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£325,000
Joint 2,994th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,186
Joint 1,912th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
54%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe at a rate of 24.1 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 offences74
Anti-social behaviour49
Other crime44
Criminal damage and arson26
Burglary20
Vehicle crime10
Shoplifting3
Drug offences2
Robbery1
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe compares

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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. Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe is £325,000.
£325,000joint 15th 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. Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe is 9,186.
9,18610th 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%. Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe is 54.0%.
54%joint 23rd fewest 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%. Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe is 90.6%.
90.6%11th highest

Is Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe at a rate of 24.1 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, 20 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (74), anti-social behaviour (49) and other crime (44).

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 Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe alone. See Dorset

Average house price
£325,154
Down 0.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,462
140th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.7×
Joint 98th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.3
Joint 116th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe in brief

The median price paid for a home in Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe was £325,000 in 2025.

Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe had 9,186 usual residents at the census.

About 54% of people in Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe, 90.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.