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Administrative Areas

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

Demographics

Area Type
Urban city and town
Households
133
Population
378
Males
44%
Females
56%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
65
England❚DT1 2HN❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
31
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
15
C2 Skilled manual workers
10
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
9

Age Groups

Population
378
Under 16
11%
16 - 64
45%
65 or over
43%
Under 4
3%
5 - 15
9%
16 - 29
8%
30 - 44
9%
45 - 59
20%
60 - 74
26%
75 or over
26%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
335
Single
61
Married
169
Separated
4
Divorced
35
Widowed
66

Health

Population
378
Very good
148
Good
136
Fair
67
Bad
22
Very bad
35

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
335
England❚DT1 2HN❚
Degree or above
22
2+ A Levels or equivalent
11
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
41
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
24
Apprenticeship
136
Other qualifications
10
No qualifications
91

Ethnicity

Population
378
White British
357
White Irish
4
White Other
5
Mixed Asian
1
Mixed Other
6
Asian Pakistani
3
Asian Chinese
1
Asian Other
1

Country of Birth

Population
378
England
330
Scotland
6
Wales
12
Ireland
5
Germany
5
Middle East
1
Hong Kong
1
India
1
Pakistan
2
North America - Other
1
Carribean
1
Antarctica and Oceanea
2
Australia
2

Religion

Population
378
Christian
245
Buddhist
2
Muslim
4
Other
6
No religion
84
Not stated
37

Industry

Population
150
Agriculture, forestry ,fishing
1
Manufacturing
6
Water supply and waste management
1
Construction
17
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
19
Transport and storage
2
Accommodation and food
9
Information and communication
2
Financial and insurance
2
Real estate
1
Professional, scientific and technical
12
Administrative and support
7
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
19
Education
14
Human health and social work
28

Economic Activity

Population
235
England❚DT1 2HN❚
Full-Time employee
66
Part-Time employee
47
Self employed
31
Retired
71
Looking after home/family
4
Long-term sick/disabled
8
Student
7

Housing Tenure

All categoies
133
Owned outright
73
Owned with mortgage
40
Shared ownership
1
Rented - other social
1
Rented - private landlord
14
Rented - other private
1
Living rent free
3

Housing Types

All categoies
142
Occupied
133
Unoccupied
9
Detached
97
Semi detached
19
Terraced
6
Flat - purpose built
12
Flat - converted
8

Household Size

All categoies
133
One person
33
Two people
63
Three people
18
Four people
13
Five people
4
Six people
1
Seven people
1

Nearby postcodes

DT1 2EP DT1 2HS DT1 2HR DT1 2LU DT1 2LT DT1 2LL DT1 2NF DT1 2HZ DT1 2NZ DT1 2FJ DT1 2LP DT1 2QB DT1 2HL DT1 2LY DT1 2LX DT1 2LS DT1 2LH DT1 2LJ DT1 2LB DT1 2LR DT1 2LQ DT1 2LW DT1 2NB DT1 2LA DT1 2LN DT1 2ND DT1 2NA DT1 2JX DT1 2JR DT1 2HJ DT1 2FE DT1 1RD DT1 1QZ DT1 1TY DT1 1GA DT1 1QY DT1 2LZ DT1 1RQ DT1 1SB DT1 1RT DT1 1QW DT1 1RZ DT1 1RG DT1 1UD DT1 1XY DT1 1UF DT1 1AW DT1 1RJ DT1 1AG

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