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Westham North & Radipole

Middle area

South Dorset. 9,156 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 7.1 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 Westham North & Radipole live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£371,000
Joint 2,313th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,066
2,048th 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
81.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Westham North & Radipole

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Westham North & Radipole at a rate of 97.2 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 offences310
Anti-social behaviour226
Shoplifting139
Other crime107
Criminal damage and arson50
Burglary21
Drug offences18
Vehicle crime17
Robbery1
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Westham North & Radipole compares

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

Westham North & RadipoleMiddle
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. Westham North & Radipole is £371,000.
£371,00021st most expensive
Population48 middle areas, Dorset · 2021
Population: every middle area in Dorset48 areas from 5,032 to 12,206. The middle area is 7,794. Westham North & Radipole is 9,066.
9,06612th most 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%. Westham North & Radipole 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%. Westham North & Radipole is 81.8%.
81.8%21st lowest

Is Westham North & Radipole safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Westham North & Radipole at a rate of 97.2 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, 98 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Westham North & Radipole.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (310), anti-social behaviour (226) and shoplifting (139).

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 Westham North & Radipole 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
Westham North & Radipole in brief

The median price paid for a home in Westham North & Radipole was £371,000 in 2025.

Westham North & Radipole had 9,066 usual residents at the census.

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

In Westham North & Radipole, 81.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.