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Dorset 006C

Neighbourhood

North east Dorset. 1,491 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 8.1 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 006C is in decile 7.

Deprivation score
13.1
Joint 12,362nd least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£375,000
Joint 10,047th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,547
Joint 20,947th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Dorset 006C compares

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

Dorset 006CMiddle
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 006C is 13.1.
13.186th least 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 006C is £375,000.
£375,000joint 92nd most expensive
Population223 neighbourhoods, Dorset · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Dorset223 areas from 1,098 to 2,837. The middle area is 1,644. Dorset 006C is 1,547.
1,54789th 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 006C is 97.1%.
97.1%joint 25th highest

Is Dorset 006C safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dorset 006C at a rate of 28.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 42.9 per 1,000 people across Child Okeford & Iwerne Minster.

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

In August 2026 alone, 2 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Dorset 006C.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (14), anti-social behaviour (9) and other crime (6).

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 006C 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 006C in brief

Dorset 006C has a deprivation score of 13.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Dorset 006C was £375,000 in 2025.

Dorset 006C had 1,547 usual residents at the census.

In Dorset 006C, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.