11 important facts
Area insights about Dorset, local authority district
Locals say
6.4 • Pleasant area
- Local architecture / Beauty
- 7.0
- Green spaces
- 6.3
- Prosperity
- 7.0
- Safety
- 7.8
- High street / Retail amenities
- 4.8
- Transport links
- 7.0
- Local community
- 7.0
- Schools
- 6.3
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Highlights from resident reviews
Read full reviews- "Quick walk to shops"
- "Lovely sea view"
- "Unsafe for children due to traffic"
- "It has a nice community feel"
Data says
Income
View allView income on mapIncludes low-income areas and areas of average wealth 3/10 - 6/10
Deprivation
View allView deprivation domainsComposed of non-deprived areas by 24%
Professional occupations
View allView full breakdown & mapAverage % of managerial, administrative, and professional occupations 5/10
Residents with degrees
View allView full breakdown & mapLow % of residents are degree-educated or similar 4/10
Low crime rate 1/10
Demographics
View allView full breakdown & map- Main ethnic group
- White British 94%
- Main religion
- Christian 52%
- Main age band
- Aged 60 to 79 29%
- Main household type
- People living alone 31%
Dorset (LAD)
Average for South West
Noise
View allView noise on map- 4.18% of the area is affected by Traffic noise
- 0.0813% of the area is affected by Aircraft noise
Transport
View allView connectivity mapThe area is served by the transport links:
- National Rail
- Great Western Railway
- South Western Railway
Outside London, only National Rail stations are included
167 mainstream schools
- Outstanding: 2 schools or 1.2%
- Good: 118 schools or 71%
- Primary schools: 141 (2 Outstanding, 100 Good)
- Secondary schools: 42 (0 Outstanding, 24 Good)
- State-funded: 147 schools or 88%
- Private: 14 schools or 8%
Flood risk
View allView flood riskContains areas that are at risk of flood