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Dorset 009A

Neighbourhood

North east Dorset. 1,990 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 55 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 009A is in decile 7.

Deprivation score
14.0
Joint 13,296th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£442,500
Joint 6,694th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,972
Joint 5,781st most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Dorset 009A compares

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

Dorset 009AMiddle
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 009A is 14.0.
14.0joint 94th least 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 009A is £442,500.
£442,500joint 40th most expensive
Population223 neighbourhoods, Dorset · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Dorset223 areas from 1,098 to 2,837. The middle area is 1,644. Dorset 009A is 1,972.
1,97250th 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 009A is 95.6%.
95.6%joint 41st highest

Is Dorset 009A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dorset 009A at a rate of 21.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 39.8 per 1,000 people across Blandford Outer & Tarrants.

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 009A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (13), criminal damage and arson (10) and anti-social behaviour (7).

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 009A 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 009A in brief

Dorset 009A has a deprivation score of 14.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Dorset 009A was £442,500 in 2025.

Dorset 009A had 1,972 usual residents at the census.

In Dorset 009A, 95.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.