Westham South

Dorset · South West · population 7,741 · 4 LSOAs

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

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In summary

Westham South is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,495 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #45 of 48 in Dorset. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (55) and lowest on Employment (26). Typical homes here sold for about £265,000 over the past year, up 20% across five years (from 161 sales), 23% below the wider Dorset median of £345,000.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 35 · #4,474
Employment 26 · #5,084
Education 29 · #4,886
Health 32 · #4,694
Crime 32 · #4,625
Housing & access 52 · #3,316
Living environment 55 · #3,069

House prices ?

£265,000median (12m) · -3.6% yr · n=161
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£265,000161-3.6%+20.5%
Detached£392,50032-3.1%+40.2%
Semi-detached£302,75038+2.6%+21.1%
Terraced£245,00053-7.5%+18.8%
Flat£160,00038+4.1%+33.3%
This area£265,000
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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