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Dorset 021C

Neighbourhood

East Dorset. 2,113 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.4 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 021C is in decile 6.

Deprivation score
16.2
Joint 15,673rd least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£262,500
Joint 12,752nd cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,926
Joint 6,666th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
78.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Dorset 021C compares

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

Dorset 021CMiddle
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 021C is 16.2.
16.2joint 102nd most deprived
Median sale price220 neighbourhoods, Dorset · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Dorset220 areas from £141,440 to £785,000. The middle area is £355,000. Dorset 021C is £262,500.
£262,50032nd cheapest
Population223 neighbourhoods, Dorset · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Dorset223 areas from 1,098 to 2,837. The middle area is 1,644. Dorset 021C is 1,926.
1,92659th most 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 021C is 78.2%.
78.2%joint 74th lowest

Is Dorset 021C safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dorset 021C at a rate of 138.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 89.5 per 1,000 people across Wimborne Minster.

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

In August 2026 alone, 38 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Dorset 021C.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (100), anti-social behaviour (85) and other crime (32).

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 021C 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 021C in brief

Dorset 021C has a deprivation score of 16.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Dorset 021C was £262,500 in 2025.

Dorset 021C had 1,926 usual residents at the census.

In Dorset 021C, 78.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.