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Dorset 002C

Neighbourhood

North Dorset. 1,946 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 37 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 002C is in decile 6.

Deprivation score
15.4
Joint 14,825th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£467,500
Joint 5,742nd most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,852
Joint 8,387th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Dorset 002C compares

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

Dorset 002CMiddle
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 002C is 15.4.
15.4joint 109th 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 002C is £467,500.
£467,50030th 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 002C is 1,852.
1,85267th 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 002C is 96.5%.
96.5%joint 33rd highest

Is Dorset 002C safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dorset 002C at a rate of 18.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 24.1 per 1,000 people across Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe.

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

In August 2026 alone, 4 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Dorset 002C.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (13), anti-social behaviour (8) and other crime (5).

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 002C 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 002C in brief

Dorset 002C has a deprivation score of 15.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Dorset 002C was £467,500 in 2025.

Dorset 002C had 1,852 usual residents at the census.

In Dorset 002C, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.