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Administrative Areas

Ward
Chalk Valleys
Local Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Region
South West
Country
England

Demographics

Area Type
Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
Households
131
Population
281
Males
51%
Females
49%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
87
England❚DT2 7QN❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
27
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
16
C2 Skilled manual workers
18
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
26

Age Groups

Population
281
Under 16
12%
16 - 64
67%
65 or over
21%
Under 4
2%
5 - 15
10%
16 - 29
11%
30 - 44
16%
45 - 59
31%
60 - 74
19%
75 or over
11%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
247
Single
58
Married
144
Civil partnership
2
Separated
6
Divorced
16
Widowed
21

Health

Population
281
Very good
127
Good
97
Fair
46
Bad
9
Very bad
16

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
247
England❚DT2 7QN❚
Degree or above
26
2+ A Levels or equivalent
10
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
30
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
33
Apprenticeship
83
Other qualifications
10
No qualifications
55

Ethnicity

Population
281
White British
268
White Gypsy
1
White Other
5
Asian Indian
3
Asian Other
2
Black African
2

Country of Birth

Population
281
England
261
Scotland
4
Wales
2
Germany
1
Spain
2
Kenya
2
South Africa
1
Zimbabwe
1
China
1
India
3
Sri Lanka
1
USA
1
Antarctica and Oceanea
1

Religion

Population
281
Christian
198
Hindu
4
Other
1
No religion
56
Not stated
22

Industry

Population
153
Agriculture, forestry ,fishing
27
Mining
1
Manufacturing
8
Water supply and waste management
1
Construction
16
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
14
Accommodation and food
11
Information and communication
4
Financial and insurance
2
Real estate
3
Professional, scientific and technical
9
Administrative and support
7
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
8
Education
15
Human health and social work
20

Economic Activity

Population
215
England❚DT2 7QN❚
Full-Time employee
82
Part-Time employee
24
Self employed
44
Unemployed
5
Retired
36
Looking after home/family
8
Long-term sick/disabled
5
Student
9
Unemployed 16 - 24
1
Unemployed 50 - 74
1
Unemployed - Long term
1

Housing Tenure

All categoies
131
Owned outright
38
Owned with mortgage
38
Rented - council
2
Rented - other social
24
Rented - private landlord
16
Rented - other private
5
Living rent free
8

Housing Types

All categoies
150
Occupied
131
Unoccupied
19
Detached
58
Semi detached
60
Terraced
17
Flat - purpose built
13
Flat - converted
1
Caravan
1

Household Size

All categoies
131
One person
40
Two people
55
Three people
18
Four people
14
Five people
3
Six people
1

Nearby postcodes

DT2 7QP DT2 7QW

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