Compare

Dorset 035B

Neighbourhood

South east Dorset. 1,636 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 60 square kilometres.

Open in map

Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Dorset 035B is in decile 5.

Deprivation score
20.9
Joint 13,968th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£350,000
Joint 11,581st most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,642
Joint 16,104th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
60.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Dorset 035B compares

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

Dorset 035BMiddle
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 035B is 20.9.
20.954th 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 035B is £350,000.
£350,000joint 103rd cheapest
Population223 neighbourhoods, Dorset · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Dorset223 areas from 1,098 to 2,837. The middle area is 1,644. Dorset 035B is 1,642.
1,642110th 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 035B is 60.9%.
60.9%joint 42nd lowest

Is Dorset 035B safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dorset 035B at a rate of 51.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 51.9 per 1,000 people across Bovington, Wool & Lulworth.

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

In August 2026 alone, 8 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Dorset 035B.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (27), anti-social behaviour (23) and other crime (16).

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 035B 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 035B in brief

Dorset 035B has a deprivation score of 20.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Dorset 035B was £350,000 in 2025.

Dorset 035B had 1,642 usual residents at the census.

In Dorset 035B, 60.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.