Bridport South & West Bay

Dorset · South West · population 5,631 · 3 LSOAs

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

51Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,371 of 6,856 in England
  • #417 of 710 in South West
  • #34 of 48 in Dorset
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,548
Median age (est.)58
Density1,395per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above32%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 11%15–24 7%25–44 16%45–64 28%65+ 38%

Tenure

Own outright: 49%Mortgage/shared: 16%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 49%Mortgage/shared 16%Social rent 18%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 41%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 15%Lone parent: 8%Other: 20%
One person 41%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 15%Lone parent 8%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 17% · Professional 14% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades17%
Professional14%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional12%
Elementary11%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative8%
Process & plant5%

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 48% · No religion 43% · Other 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 South & West Bay sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,371 of 6,856 in England, and #34 of 48 in Dorset. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (62) and lowest on Education (34). Typical homes here, about £340,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 36% in five years (from 105 sales), in line with the wider Dorset median of £345,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,214 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 62 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 49 · #3,522
Employment 42 · #4,001
Education 34 · #4,495
Health 62 · #2,589
Crime 45 · #3,748
Housing & access 51 · #3,343
Living environment 60 · #2,774

House prices ?

£340,000median (12m) · -1.4% yr · n=105
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£340,000105-1.4%+36.0%
Detached£518,00039+3.1%+41.9%
Semi-detached£370,00016-2.6%+35.0%
Terraced£272,00029+7.7%+13.3%
Flat£193,00021+15.9%+18.8%
This area£340,000
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)£34,214±£4,844 · #5,276 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,623
Price-to-income ?9.9×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 ?

56Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

62 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 350 offences
Dorset40
South West71
England83

Rank #3,018 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences187
Theft68
Burglary17
Vehicle crime8
Criminal damage & arson31
Public order & weapons31
Drugs6
Robbery2
Other0

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 134 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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