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Dorset 004E

Neighbourhood

North west Dorset. 1,128 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.2 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 004E is in decile 5.

Deprivation score
20.8
Joint 14,039th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£216,250
Joint 8,146th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,135
Joint 11,794th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Dorset 004E compares

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

Dorset 004EMiddle
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 004E is 20.8.
20.855th 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 004E is £216,250.
£216,25014th cheapest
Population223 neighbourhoods, Dorset · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Dorset223 areas from 1,098 to 2,837. The middle area is 1,644. Dorset 004E is 1,135.
1,1358th 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 004E is 99.8%.
99.8%joint 3rd highest

Is Dorset 004E safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dorset 004E at a rate of 63.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 61.0 per 1,000 people across Sherborne.

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

In August 2026 alone, 12 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Dorset 004E.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (31), shoplifting (19) and anti-social behaviour (10).

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 004E 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 004E in brief

Dorset 004E has a deprivation score of 20.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Dorset 004E was £216,250 in 2025.

Dorset 004E had 1,135 usual residents at the census.

In Dorset 004E, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.