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Dorset 044F

Neighbourhood

South Dorset. 1,473 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 044F is in decile 2.

Deprivation score
43.3
Joint 3,732nd most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£207,500
Joint 7,218th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,513
Joint 22,835th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
77.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Dorset 044F compares

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

Dorset 044FMiddle
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 044F is 43.3.
43.36th 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 044F is £207,500.
£207,50010th cheapest
Population223 neighbourhoods, Dorset · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Dorset223 areas from 1,098 to 2,837. The middle area is 1,644. Dorset 044F is 1,513.
1,51375th 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 044F is 77.1%.
77.1%69th lowest

Is Dorset 044F safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dorset 044F at a rate of 80.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 236.1 per 1,000 people across Weymouth Town, Melcombe Regis & Rodwell.

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

In August 2026 alone, 7 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Dorset 044F.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (68), anti-social behaviour (25) and criminal damage and arson (11).

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 044F 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 044F in brief

Dorset 044F has a deprivation score of 43.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Dorset 044F was £207,500 in 2025.

Dorset 044F had 1,513 usual residents at the census.

In Dorset 044F, 77.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.