Preston & Lodmoor

Dorset · South West · population 8,861 · 5 LSOAs

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

87Area Score / 100 ?
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In summary

Preston & Lodmoor is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #903 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 48 in Dorset. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (90) and lowest on Housing & access (54). Typical homes here sold for about £365,000 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 158 sales), 6% above the wider Dorset median of £345,000.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 90 · #711
Employment 72 · #1,890
Education 72 · #1,904
Health 70 · #2,020
Crime 77 · #1,588
Housing & access 54 · #3,186
Living environment 90 · #704

House prices ?

£365,000median (12m) · -2.7% yr · n=158
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£365,000158-2.7%+12.3%
Detached£455,00072-1.6%+19.1%
Semi-detached£385,00029-1.3%+24.2%
Terraced£272,50025+4.8%+17.0%
Flat£183,75032-23.4%-21.0%
This area£365,000
Dorset£345,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

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