Swanage
Dorset · South West · population 9,331 · 7 LSOAs
Postcode BH19
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #3,247 of 6,856 in England
- #401 of 710 in South West
- #31 of 48 in Dorset
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Skilled trades 14% · Managers & directors 14% · Professional 14%
All occupation groups
| Skilled trades | 14% |
| Managers & directors | 14% |
| Professional | 14% |
| Caring & leisure | 13% |
| Associate professional | 11% |
| Elementary | 11% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 54% · No religion 37% · Other 1%
Born outside the UK: 7%
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
Swanage sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,247 of 6,856 in England, and #31 of 48 in Dorset. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (58) and lowest on Housing & access (37). Typical homes here sold for about £345,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+4%) (from 169 sales), in line with the wider Dorset median of £345,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,534 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 35 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 | £345,000 | 169 | -4.2% | +3.8% |
| Detached | £570,000 | 42 | -3.4% | +11.8% |
| Semi-detached | £355,000 | 22 | -13.4% | +6.4% |
| Terraced | £339,525 | 36 | -2.8% | +25.8% |
| Flat | £255,000 | 69 | -1.2% | +2.8% |
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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 ?
- #3,007 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 #835 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 175 |
| Theft | 64 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 35 |
| Public order & weapons | 20 |
| Drugs | 6 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Other | 7 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 85 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.
- North WatfordWatford53£396,500
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- Thringstone & SwanningtonNorth West Leicestershire53£237,500
- Barton upon HumberNorth Lincolnshire53£190,000
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