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Southwell & Weston

Middle area

South Dorset. 7,535 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Southwell & Weston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£242,000
Joint 2,495th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,361
Joint 4,636th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Southwell & Weston

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Southwell & Weston at a rate of 56.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 53.9 per 1,000 people across Dorset.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences192
Anti-social behaviour108
Other crime55
Criminal damage and arson38
Shoplifting19
Drug offences5
Vehicle crime5
Burglary4
Robbery1
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Southwell & Weston compares

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

Southwell & WestonMiddle
Median sale price48 middle areas, Dorset · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Dorset48 areas from £212,750 to £673,600. The middle area is £361,250. Southwell & Weston is £242,000.
£242,000joint 3rd cheapest
Population48 middle areas, Dorset · 2021
Population: every middle area in Dorset48 areas from 5,032 to 12,206. The middle area is 7,794. Southwell & Weston is 7,361.
7,36117th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares48 middle areas, Dorset · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Dorset48 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 56.5%. Southwell & Weston is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage48 middle areas, Dorset · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Dorset48 areas from 34.3% to 97.4%. The middle area is 83.8%. Southwell & Weston is 87.1%.
87.1%20th highest

Is Southwell & Weston safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Southwell & Weston at a rate of 56.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 53.9 per 1,000 people across Dorset.

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

In August 2026 alone, 38 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Southwell & Weston.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (192), anti-social behaviour (108) and other crime (55).

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 middle area, so they describe all of Dorset and not Southwell & Weston 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
Deprivation score
16.3
Joint 116th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Southwell & Weston in brief

The median price paid for a home in Southwell & Weston was £242,000 in 2025.

Southwell & Weston had 7,361 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Southwell & Weston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Southwell & Weston, 87.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.