West Moors

Dorset · South West · population 7,325 · 5 LSOAs

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

67Area Score / 100 ?
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In summary

West Moors is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,253 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 48 in Dorset. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (94) but weak on Housing & access (20). Typical homes here sold for about £390,000 over the past year, up 15% across five years (from 145 sales), 13% above the wider Dorset median of £345,000.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 73 · #1,828
Employment 56 · #3,028
Education 50 · #3,405
Health 58 · #2,857
Crime 90 · #663
Housing & access 20 · #5,462
Living environment 94 · #416

House prices ?

£390,000median (12m) · +1.3% yr · n=145
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£390,000145+1.3%+14.7%
Detached£430,00092-5.0%+11.7%
Semi-detached£350,00024-1.4%+16.7%
Terraced£351,00012+9.7%+35.3%
Flat£167,00017+17.2%+3.7%
This area£390,000
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 ?

54Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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