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Administrative Areas

Ward
Dorchester East
Local Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Region
South West
Country
England

Demographics

Area Type
Urban city and town
Households
137
Population
285
Males
49%
Females
51%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
86
England❚DT1 1QL❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
12
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
22
C2 Skilled manual workers
26
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
26

Age Groups

Population
285
Under 16
15%
16 - 64
64%
65 or over
22%
Under 4
3%
5 - 15
12%
16 - 29
15%
30 - 44
16%
45 - 59
21%
60 - 74
23%
75 or over
11%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
243
Single
64
Married
95
Separated
5
Divorced
54
Widowed
25

Health

Population
285
Very good
108
Good
108
Fair
48
Bad
15
Very bad
54

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
243
England❚DT1 1QL❚
Degree or above
27
2+ A Levels or equivalent
10
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
38
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
38
Apprenticeship
35
Other qualifications
13
No qualifications
82

Ethnicity

Population
285
White British
274
White Irish
2
White Gypsy
2
White Other
4
Asian Indian
1
Asian Chinese
1
Black Caribbean
1

Country of Birth

Population
285
England
261
Nortern Ireland
1
Scotland
6
Wales
1
Ireland
2
Germany
2
Italy
1
South Africa
1
Hong Kong
2
India
1
South America
2
Antarctica and Oceanea
1

Religion

Population
285
Christian
166
Hindu
1
Other
3
No religion
89
Not stated
26

Industry

Population
129
Mining
1
Manufacturing
8
Water supply and waste management
2
Construction
5
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
22
Transport and storage
3
Accommodation and food
9
Information and communication
1
Financial and insurance
2
Real estate
2
Professional, scientific and technical
8
Administrative and support
4
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
6
Education
13
Human health and social work
38

Economic Activity

Population
212
England❚DT1 1QL❚
Full-Time employee
77
Part-Time employee
40
Self employed
8
Unemployed
6
Retired
38
Looking after home/family
7
Long-term sick/disabled
19
Student
15
Unemployed 16 - 24
1
Unemployed 50 - 74
1
Unemployed - never worked
1
Unemployed - Long term
2

Housing Tenure

All categoies
137
Owned outright
16
Owned with mortgage
17
Shared ownership
1
Rented - council
2
Rented - other social
97
Rented - private landlord
1
Living rent free
3

Housing Types

All categoies
137
Occupied
137
Detached
9
Semi detached
19
Terraced
52
Flat - purpose built
57

Household Size

All categoies
137
One person
52
Two people
50
Three people
14
Four people
16
Five people
4
Seven people
1

Nearby postcodes

DT1 2TL DT1 2TN DT1 1HD DT1 1EX DT1 1NU DT1 2EH DT1 2BL DT1 2AR DT1 2AP DT1 2AB DT1 1QB DT1 1PS DT1 1NR DT1 1FD DT1 1AN DT1 1PN DT1 1NT DT1 1NS DT1 1NH DT1 1NN DT1 1NZ DT1 1PF DT1 1PA DT1 1AL DT1 2FF DT1 2FN DT1 2AD DT1 2AJ DT1 2AQ DT1 1NY DT1 1NX DT1 1PG DT1 1PJ

Data Sources

  • Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2019
  • Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and Database right 2019
  • Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2019