Beaminster, Maiden Newton & Halstock

Dorset · South West · population 10,311 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

43Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,933 of 6,856 in England
  • #502 of 710 in South West
  • #43 of 48 in Dorset
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,042
Median age (est.)55
Density46per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above35%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 8%25–44 16%45–64 30%65+ 33%

Tenure

Own outright: 50%Mortgage/shared: 20%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 50%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 12%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 7%Other: 23%
One person 29%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 7%Other 23%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 18% · Managers & directors 16% · Professional 15%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades18%
Managers & directors16%
Professional15%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary9%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 36% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Beaminster, Maiden Newton & Halstock is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,933 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #43 of 48 in Dorset. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (94) but weak on Housing & access (4). Typical homes here sold for about £350,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+3%) (from 156 sales), in line with the wider Dorset median of £345,000. Typical household take-home income is around £37,043 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 22 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 58 · #2,898
Employment 59 · #2,802
Education 51 · #3,350
Health 73 · #1,842
Crime 94 · #437
Housing & access 4 · #6,599
Living environment 9 · #6,209

House prices ?

£350,000median (12m) · +9.4% yr · n=156
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£350,000156+9.4%+2.9%
Detached£456,25070+9.3%+21.7%
Semi-detached£340,00045+11.5%+17.2%
Terraced£275,00035+10.9%+10.7%
Flat£128,5006+1.2%-2.1%
This area£350,000
Dorset£345,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£37,043±£5,242 · #4,347 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,028
Price-to-income ?9.4×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

46Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

22 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 232 offences
Dorset40
South West71
England83

Rank #84 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences113
Theft34
Burglary13
Vehicle crime20
Criminal damage & arson18
Public order & weapons28
Drugs1
Robbery0
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 77 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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