Westham North & Radipole

Dorset · South West · population 9,094 · 5 LSOAs

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

46Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,727 of 6,856 in England
  • #475 of 710 in South West
  • #41 of 48 in Dorset
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,066
Median age (est.)49
Density1,284per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above27%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 20%45–64 28%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 16%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 10%Other: 20%
One person 28%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 10%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Skilled trades 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Skilled trades14%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors12%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary10%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 44% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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

Westham North & Radipole sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,727 of 6,856 in England, and #41 of 48 in Dorset. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (76) and lowest on Education (30). Typical homes here, about £365,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 32% in five years (from 146 sales), 6% above the wider Dorset median of £345,000. Typical household take-home income is around £38,128 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 65 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 48 · #3,570
Employment 37 · #4,324
Education 30 · #4,776
Health 50 · #3,446
Crime 64 · #2,459
Housing & access 40 · #4,077
Living environment 76 · #1,671

House prices ?

£365,000median (12m) · +8.1% yr · n=146
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£365,000146+8.1%+31.8%
Detached£426,00061-0.2%+20.3%
Semi-detached£320,00055+2.0%+20.8%
Terraced£287,00019+6.3%+41.7%
Flat£180,00011+7.5%+3.2%
This area£365,000
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)£38,128±£5,392 · #3,999 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,338
Price-to-income ?9.6×typical home ÷ net income — more 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 ?

45Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

65 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 594 offences
Dorset40
South West71
England83

Rank #3,236 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences291
Theft150
Burglary16
Vehicle crime13
Criminal damage & arson50
Public order & weapons51
Drugs15
Robbery2
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 176 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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