# Weymouth

Town in Dorset, South West.

Weymouth is a town in Dorset, South West. Median sale price £276,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 98.2 per 1,000 people. About 56,292 people.

Town. Code E63006804. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset)

Weymouth is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Weymouth add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £276,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Weymouth was £276,000 in 2025. 494th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/weymouth#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 55,540** (2021). Weymouth had 55,540 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 189th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/weymouth#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 78%** (2022). About 78% of people in Weymouth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/weymouth#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 83.0%** (January 2026). In Weymouth, 83.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/weymouth#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63006804) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 78% of people in Weymouth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63006804) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 1,051 homes were sold in Weymouth in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63006804) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Weymouth.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63006804) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Weymouth had 55,540 usual residents at the census.

## How Weymouth compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Weymouth | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £276,000 | 48th cheapest | 116 towns, South West · 2025 |
| Population | 55,540 | 14th most populated | 116 towns, South West · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 78% | 47th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 116 towns, South West · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 83.0% | 30th lowest | 116 towns, South West · Jan 2026 |

## Is Weymouth safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Weymouth at a rate of 98.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 83.5 per 1,000 people across South West.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 632 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Weymouth.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,023), anti-social behaviour (1,624) and other crime (633).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Weymouth was 99.7 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in Weymouth, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Weymouth has no single figure. Of its 33 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Weymouth

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dorset 037D](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020515) | 1,170 | 42.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 76.8% |
| [Dorset 037E](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020516) | 1,506 | 92.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 66.9% |
| [Dorset 038A](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020551) | 2,211 | 42.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.0% |
| [Dorset 038B](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020552) | 1,755 | 114.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.4% |
| [Dorset 038C](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020570) | 1,546 | 24.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 81.6% |
| [Dorset 038D](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020571) | 2,154 | 52.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 91.9% |
| [Dorset 040A](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020557) | 1,536 | 44.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| [Dorset 040B](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020558) | 1,775 | 75.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.3% |
| [Dorset 040C](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020559) | 1,744 | 17.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 89.7% |
| [Dorset 040D](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020560) | 1,826 | 49.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.5% |
| [Dorset 040E](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020561) | 1,965 | 78.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.3% |
| [Dorset 041A](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020574) | 1,917 | 71.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.2% |
| [Dorset 041B](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020575) | 1,804 | 127.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.1% |
| [Dorset 041C](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020576) | 1,696 | 77.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 51.7% |
| [Dorset 041D](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020579) | 2,144 | 85.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 83.6% |
| [Dorset 041E](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020580) | 1,505 | 133.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 87.6% |
| [Dorset 043A](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020572) | 1,955 | 96.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.8% |
| [Dorset 043B](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020573) | 1,801 | 157.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 69.4% |
| [Dorset 043C](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020577) | 1,875 | 60.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.6% |
| [Dorset 043D](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020578) | 2,074 | 87.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 91.0% |
| [Dorset 044A](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020553) | 1,466 | 94.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.6% |
| [Dorset 044B](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020554) | 1,739 | 820.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 5.3% |
| [Dorset 044C](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020555) | 1,435 | 156.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 80.9% |
| [Dorset 044D](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020556) | 1,574 | 73.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 88.6% |
| [Dorset 044E](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020581) | 1,796 | 75.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 66.2% |
| [Dorset 044F](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020582) | 1,513 | 80.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 77.1% |
| [Dorset 045A](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020583) | 1,870 | 39.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 85.8% |
| [Dorset 045B](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020584) | 1,663 | 43.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.6% |
| [Dorset 045C](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020585) | 1,504 | 53.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.9% |
| [Dorset 046A](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020586) | 1,260 | 38.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.6% |
| [Dorset 046B](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020587) | 1,459 | 46.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.5% |
| [Dorset 046C](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020588) | 1,460 | 53.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.2% |
| [Dorset 046D](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/neighbourhood/e01020589) | 1,395 | 51.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.3% |

## Your MP

- [South Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-dorset): Lloyd Hatton (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

[Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset)

## Postcode districts covering Weymouth

[DT3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt3), [DT4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dt4)

## Middle areas in Weymouth

[Broadwey & Littlemoor](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/broadwey-and-littlemoor), [Preston & Lodmoor](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/preston-and-lodmoor), [Westham North & Radipole](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/westham-north-and-radipole), [Westham South](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/westham-south), [Weymouth Town, Melcombe Regis & Rodwell](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/weymouth-town-melcombe-regis-and-rodwell), [Weymouth West](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/weymouth-west), [Wyke Regis](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset/wyke-regis)

## Towns near Weymouth

[Dorchester](https://openindex.co.uk/town/dorchester), [Bridport](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bridport), [Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/town/poole), [Blandford Forum](https://openindex.co.uk/town/blandford-forum), [Upton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/upton), [Corfe Mullen](https://openindex.co.uk/town/corfe-mullen)

## Weymouth in brief

Weymouth is a town in Dorset, South West.
About 56,292 people lived in Weymouth in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £276,000 in 2025 across 1,051 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 98.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Weymouth was £276,000 in 2025.
Weymouth had 55,540 usual residents at the census.
About 78% of people in Weymouth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Weymouth, 83.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63006804
- Constituency: [South Dorset †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-dorset)
- Council: [Dorset †](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset)
- Region: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 15.40 km²
- People, mid-2024: 56,292*
- Neighbourhoods: 33
- Output areas: 192

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Dorchester](https://openindex.co.uk/town/dorchester), [Bridport](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bridport), [Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/town/poole), [Blandford Forum](https://openindex.co.uk/town/blandford-forum), [Upton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/upton), [Corfe Mullen](https://openindex.co.uk/town/corfe-mullen)

## Latest updates for Weymouth

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63006804

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/weymouth, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/weymouth#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/weymouth