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West Parley

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East Dorset. About 3,707 people in 4.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 10% of people in West Parley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,665
1,673rd least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
10%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
70.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How West Parley compares

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

West ParleyMiddle
Population52 wards, Dorset · 2021
Population: every ward in Dorset52 areas from 3,665 to 15,526. The middle area is 5,395. West Parley is 3,665.
3,665least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares52 wards, Dorset · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Dorset52 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 64.5%. West Parley is 10.0%.
10%8th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage52 wards, Dorset · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Dorset52 areas from 18.3% to 97.0%. The middle area is 85.6%. West Parley is 70.1%.
70.1%16th lowest
Claimant rate52 wards, Dorset · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Dorset52 areas from 0.9% to 5.8%. The middle area is 2.1%. West Parley is 1.3%.
1.3%joint 3rd lowest

Is West Parley safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Parley at a rate of 29.4 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, 14 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in West Parley.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (51), violence and sexual offences (42) and criminal damage and arson (13).

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 ward, so they describe all of Dorset and not West Parley alone. See Dorset

Average house price
£325,154
Down 0.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,462
140th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.7×
Joint 98th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.3
Joint 116th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
West Parley in brief

West Parley had 3,665 usual residents at the census.

About 10% of people in West Parley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In West Parley, 70.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In West Parley, 1.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.