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Administrative Areas

Ward
Melcombe Regis
Local Authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset
Region
South West
Country
England

Demographics

Area Type
Urban city and town
Households
214
Population
409
Males
51%
Females
49%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
166
England❚DT4 8DS❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
26
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
58
C2 Skilled manual workers
31
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
51

Age Groups

Population
409
Under 16
10%
16 - 64
73%
65 or over
17%
Under 4
4%
5 - 15
6%
16 - 29
26%
30 - 44
20%
45 - 59
21%
60 - 74
16%
75 or over
6%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
367
Single
141
Married
131
Civil partnership
3
Separated
20
Divorced
52
Widowed
20

Health

Population
409
Very good
163
Good
166
Fair
59
Bad
18
Very bad
52

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
367
England❚DT4 8DS❚
Degree or above
50
2+ A Levels or equivalent
14
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
61
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
49
Apprenticeship
82
Other qualifications
25
No qualifications
86

Ethnicity

Population
409
White British
347
White Irish
2
White Other
32
Mixed Black Caribbean
2
Mixed Black African
1
Mixed Asian
4
Mixed Other
3
Asian Indian
4
Asian Chinese
6
Asian Other
6
Black African
2

Country of Birth

Population
409
England
329
Nortern Ireland
4
Scotland
7
Wales
7
Ireland
2
Germany
2
Portugal
11
Poland
13
Turkey
1
Nigeria
1
South Africa
1
China
4
India
5
Sri Lanka
2
Philippines
1
USA
1
Carribean
5

Religion

Population
409
Christian
222
Buddhist
7
Hindu
2
Muslim
3
Other
4
No religion
128
Not stated
43

Industry

Population
247
Manufacturing
15
Construction
20
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
43
Transport and storage
7
Accommodation and food
72
Information and communication
5
Financial and insurance
2
Real estate
7
Professional, scientific and technical
7
Administrative and support
8
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
15
Education
12
Human health and social work
24

Economic Activity

Population
343
England❚DT4 8DS❚
Full-Time employee
133
Part-Time employee
45
Self employed
60
Unemployed
23
Retired
33
Looking after home/family
7
Long-term sick/disabled
20
Student
15
Unemployed 16 - 24
5
Unemployed 50 - 74
7
Unemployed - never worked
2
Unemployed - Long term
7

Housing Tenure

All categoies
214
Owned outright
46
Owned with mortgage
23
Shared ownership
7
Rented - council
7
Rented - other social
15
Rented - private landlord
97
Rented - other private
11
Living rent free
8

Housing Types

All categoies
286
Occupied
214
Unoccupied
72
Detached
3
Semi detached
2
Terraced
27
Flat - purpose built
151
Flat - converted
48
Flat - in commerical building
53
Caravan
2

Household Size

All categoies
214
One person
100
Two people
75
Three people
22
Four people
10
Five people
5
Six people
1
Eight or over
1

Nearby postcodes

DT4 0DX DT4 8SU DT4 0UF DT4 0AB DT4 0UE DT4 0UD DT4 0UQ DT4 0UB DT4 8NG DT4 8NQ DT4 0UA DT4 0UG DT4 0UH DT4 0AJ DT4 8NS DT4 7DY DT4 7DX DT4 7TZ DT4 7AW DT4 7DT DT4 8AA DT4 8HB DT4 8PY DT4 8EL DT4 8HU DT4 8EJ DT4 8PJ DT4 8HT DT4 8BA DT4 8BB DT4 8BZ DT4 8BP DT4 8PN DT4 8DA DT4 8DH DT4 8NH DT4 8PH DT4 8HE DT4 8HF DT4 8DQ DT4 8DB DT4 8DG DT4 8DJ DT4 8NN DT4 8NW DT4 8NP DT4 8NU DT4 7DQ DT4 7AR DT4 7AA DT4 8DE DT4 7AN DT4 7AP DT4 7DH DT4 7DA DT4 7DF DT4 7DG DT4 7DU DT4 7DD DT4 7AU DT4 7AX DT4 7AT

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