Logo of PostcodeInfo website

Administrative Areas

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

Demographics

Area Type
Urban city and town
Households
137
Population
334
Males
51%
Females
49%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
103
England❚DT1 2PY❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
23
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
35
C2 Skilled manual workers
30
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
15

Age Groups

Population
334
Under 16
16%
16 - 64
69%
65 or over
15%
Under 4
4%
5 - 15
12%
16 - 29
19%
30 - 44
17%
45 - 59
24%
60 - 74
19%
75 or over
4%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
279
Single
87
Married
161
Civil partnership
2
Separated
7
Divorced
13
Widowed
9

Health

Population
334
Very good
182
Good
119
Fair
24
Bad
7
Very bad
13

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
279
England❚DT1 2PY❚
Degree or above
36
2+ A Levels or equivalent
25
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
52
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
53
Apprenticeship
64
Other qualifications
11
No qualifications
38

Ethnicity

Population
334
White British
311
White Irish
1
White Gypsy
1
White Other
2
Mixed Black African
1
Mixed Asian
2
Mixed Other
2
Asian Indian
11
Asian Pakistani
2
Asian Other
1

Country of Birth

Population
334
England
310
Scotland
4
Wales
1
France
1
Germany
5
Italy
1
Spain
1
India
5
Pakistan
2
USA
1
Antarctica and Oceanea
1

Religion

Population
334
Christian
223
Buddhist
3
Hindu
10
Sikh
1
No religion
76
Not stated
21

Industry

Population
195
Manufacturing
9
Electricity, gas, steam, air conditioning supply
1
Water supply and waste management
1
Construction
15
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
25
Transport and storage
5
Accommodation and food
11
Information and communication
4
Financial and insurance
5
Real estate
2
Professional, scientific and technical
7
Administrative and support
8
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
31
Education
10
Human health and social work
51

Economic Activity

Population
267
England❚DT1 2PY❚
Full-Time employee
117
Part-Time employee
53
Self employed
17
Unemployed
4
Retired
44
Looking after home/family
2
Long-term sick/disabled
10
Student
18
Unemployed 16 - 24
2
Unemployed - Long term
2

Housing Tenure

All categoies
137
Owned outright
52
Owned with mortgage
51
Shared ownership
3
Rented - other social
11
Rented - private landlord
20

Housing Types

All categoies
139
Occupied
137
Unoccupied
2
Detached
8
Semi detached
60
Terraced
47
Flat - purpose built
23
Flat - in commerical building
1

Household Size

All categoies
137
One person
32
Two people
47
Three people
31
Four people
21
Five people
5
Six people
1

Nearby postcodes

DT1 2FD DT1 2NW DT1 2FG DT1 2NP DT1 3ED DT1 3EE DT1 3EB DT1 3DS DT1 3FF DT1 3EA DT1 3DT DT1 3FG DT1 3EN DT1 3EG DT1 3FE DT1 3ES DT1 3ER DT1 3EF DT1 3EP DT1 3EQ DT1 2PH DT1 2NS DT1 2NR DT1 2NU DT1 2PT DT1 2PX DT1 2NT DT1 2NQ DT1 2NX DT1 2PN

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