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Dorset 013A

Neighbourhood

North east Dorset. 1,145 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 45 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Dorset 013A is in decile 5.

Deprivation score
21.2
Joint 13,715th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,119
Joint 11,627th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Dorset 013A compares

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

Dorset 013AMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only223 neighbourhoods, Dorset · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Dorset223 areas from 2.0 to 59.3. The middle area is 15.6. Dorset 013A is 21.2.
21.2joint 49th most deprived
Population223 neighbourhoods, Dorset · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Dorset223 areas from 1,098 to 2,837. The middle area is 1,644. Dorset 013A is 1,119.
1,1194th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage223 neighbourhoods, Dorset · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Dorset223 areas from 5.2% to 100.0%. The middle area is 86.3%. Dorset 013A is 92.9%.
92.9%73rd highest
Claimant rate223 neighbourhoods, Dorset · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Dorset223 areas from 0.4% to 7.8%. The middle area is 2.1%. Dorset 013A is 1.0%.
1.0%joint 14th lowest

Is Dorset 013A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dorset 013A at a rate of 41.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 37.8 per 1,000 people across Sturminster Marshall & Crichel.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 3 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Dorset 013A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (19), criminal damage and arson (11) and other crime (9).

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 neighbourhood, so they describe all of Dorset and not Dorset 013A 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
Population estimate
391,036
Up 0.4% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Dorset 013A in brief

Dorset 013A has a deprivation score of 21.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Dorset 013A had 1,119 usual residents at the census.

In Dorset 013A, 92.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Dorset 013A, 1.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.