Parley & Hampreston

Dorset · South West · population 9,939 · 6 LSOAs

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

94Area Score / 100 ?
  • #396 of 6,856 in England
  • #31 of 710 in South West
  • #1 of 48 in Dorset
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,798
Median age (est.)57
Density764per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above31%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 8%25–44 16%45–64 27%65+ 38%

Tenure

Own outright: 59%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 59%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 3%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 5%Other: 28%
One person 26%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 5%Other 28%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional14%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades11%
Sales & customer service7%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary6%
Process & plant4%

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 57% · No religion 35% · Other 0%

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

Parley & Hampreston is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #396 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 48 in Dorset. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (94) and lowest on Housing & access (56). Typical homes here sold for about £460,000 over the past year, up 9% across five years (from 189 sales), 33% above the wider Dorset median of £345,000. Typical household take-home income is around £42,173 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 23 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 94 · #409
Employment 87 · #903
Education 74 · #1,787
Health 85 · #1,047
Crime 94 · #444
Housing & access 56 · #3,001
Living environment 91 · #629

House prices ?

£460,000median (12m) · +1.1% yr · n=189
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£460,000189+1.1%+9.4%
Detached£530,000123+3.9%+17.8%
Semi-detached£391,93913+1.8%+9.6%
Terraced£360,00021+0.7%+10.8%
Flat£232,50032-1.1%+5.8%
This area£460,000
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)£42,173±£5,961 · #2,795 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,759
Price-to-income ?10.9×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 ?

50Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

23 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 230 offences
Dorset40
South West71
England83

Rank #95 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences103
Theft40
Burglary20
Vehicle crime18
Criminal damage & arson23
Public order & weapons15
Drugs4
Robbery3
Other4

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 62 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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