Poundbury & Dorchester West
Dorset · South West · population 6,816 · 4 LSOAs
Postcode DT1
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #2,672 of 6,856 in England
- #306 of 710 in South West
- #18 of 48 in Dorset
- Less deprived (top 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 24% · Caring & leisure 12% · Associate professional 11%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 24% |
| Caring & leisure | 12% |
| Associate professional | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Elementary | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 46% · No religion 44% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 10%
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
Poundbury & Dorchester West is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,672 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #18 of 48 in Dorset. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (91) and lowest on Employment (39). Typical homes here sold for about £360,000 over the past year, up 15% across five years (from 143 sales), in line with the wider Dorset median of £345,000. Typical household take-home income is around £43,770 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 49 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £360,000 | 143 | +7.5% | +15.2% |
| Detached | £492,500 | 34 | -19.3% | -7.9% |
| Semi-detached | £340,000 | 23 | -11.8% | -8.6% |
| Terraced | £440,000 | 42 | +17.0% | +29.4% |
| Flat | £215,000 | 44 | +16.2% | +10.4% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #2,806 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #2,012 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 171 |
| Theft | 65 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 30 |
| Public order & weapons | 24 |
| Drugs | 8 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Other | 4 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 147 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Dorset
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Park FarmAshford61£323,500
- Oxhey Hall & HaylingThree Rivers61£490,000
- Pudsey South WestLeeds61£220,000
- Manor, Hornby & PeafieldsMansfield61£220,000
- Thornhill, Gosforth & SeascaleCumberland61£210,000
- Farnborough TownRushmoor61£345,000