10 important facts
Area insights about Dorset, local authority district
Income
View »Includes low-income areas and areas of average wealth 3/10 - 6/10
Deprivation
View »Composed of non-deprived areas by 24%
Professional occupations
View »Average % of managerial, administrative, and professional occupations 5/10
Residents with degrees
View »Low % of residents are degree-educated or similar 4/10
Crime
View »Low crime rate 2/10
Demographics
View »- Main ethnic group
- White British 94%
- Main religion
- Christian 52%
- Main age band
- Aged 60 to 79 29%
- Main household type
- One-person household 31%
Dorset (LAD)
Average for South West
Noise
View »- 4.18% of the area is affected by Traffic noise
- 0.0813% of the area is affected by Aircraft noise
Transport
View »The area is served by the transport links:
- National Rail
- Great Western Railway
- South Western Railway
Outside London, only National Rail stations are included
Schools
View »167 mainstream schools
- Outstanding: 4 schools or 2.4%
- Good: 107 schools or 64%
- Primary schools: 140 (3 Outstanding, 90 Good)
- Secondary schools: 43 (1 Outstanding, 21 Good)
- State-funded: 146 schools or 87%
- Private: 14 schools or 8%
Flood risk
View »Contains areas that are at risk of flood
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