Underhill & The Grove

Dorset · South West · population 5,922 · 3 LSOAs

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

20Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,496 of 6,856 in England
  • #658 of 710 in South West
  • #47 of 48 in Dorset
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,195
Median age (est.)44
Density996per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above25%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 12%25–44 25%45–64 31%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 25%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 20%Private rent 25%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 18%Lone parent: 13%Other: 14%
One person 36%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 18%Lone parent 13%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 15% · Skilled trades 14% · Caring & leisure 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary15%
Skilled trades14%
Caring & leisure13%
Professional13%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors10%
Process & plant8%
Administrative7%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 1%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 1%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 51% · Christian 38% · Muslim 2%

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

Underhill & The Grove is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,496 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #47 of 48 in Dorset. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (32) and lowest on Education (12). Typical homes here sold for about £208,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+6%) (from 87 sales), 40% below the wider Dorset median of £345,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,167 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 69 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 31 · #4,721
Employment 27 · #5,030
Education 12 · #6,051
Health 32 · #4,666
Crime 29 · #4,858
Housing & access 12 · #6,017
Living environment 27 · #5,023

House prices ?

£208,000median (12m) · -5.5% yr · n=87
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£208,00087-5.5%+5.6%
Detached£360,0007+12.5%+14.3%
Semi-detached£205,0009-11.8%-12.4%
Terraced£230,00054-2.5%+20.3%
Flat£127,50017-3.8%+25.3%
This area£208,000
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)£36,167±£5,096 · #4,651 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,312
Price-to-income ?5.8×typical home ÷ net income — less 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 ?

44Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

69 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 409 offences
Dorset40
South West71
England83

Rank #3,473 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences268
Theft31
Burglary7
Vehicle crime6
Criminal damage & arson32
Public order & weapons31
Drugs11
Robbery2
Other21

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 89 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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