Bridport North

Dorset · South West · population 6,333 · 4 LSOAs

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

46Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,700 of 6,856 in England
  • #472 of 710 in South West
  • #40 of 48 in Dorset
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,409
Median age (est.)54
Density1,409per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above30%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 8%25–44 17%45–64 28%65+ 33%

Tenure

Own outright: 48%Mortgage/shared: 19%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 48%Mortgage/shared 19%Social rent 18%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 37%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 18%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 37%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 18%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 16% · Professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades16%
Professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary11%
Associate professional10%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative9%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 43% · Buddhist 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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

Bridport North sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,700 of 6,856 in England, and #40 of 48 in Dorset. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (70) and lowest on Education (34). Typical homes here sold for about £320,000 over the past year, up 20% across five years (from 110 sales), 7% below the wider Dorset median of £345,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,510 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 43 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 41 · #4,022
Employment 37 · #4,344
Education 34 · #4,557
Health 48 · #3,535
Crime 70 · #2,068
Housing & access 43 · #3,885
Living environment 63 · #2,521

House prices ?

£320,000median (12m) · -11.7% yr · n=110
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£320,000110-11.7%+20.1%
Detached£464,00032+1.8%+27.1%
Semi-detached£330,00020+4.8%+29.9%
Terraced£285,00034-12.3%+23.9%
Flat£164,50024-13.4%+8.8%
This area£320,000
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)£33,510±£4,733 · #5,494 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,458
Price-to-income ?9.5×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 ?

57Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

43 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 272 offences
Dorset40
South West71
England83

Rank #1,501 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences161
Theft38
Burglary14
Vehicle crime7
Criminal damage & arson21
Public order & weapons17
Drugs11
Robbery1
Other2

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 100 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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