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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
175
Population
292
Males
47%
Females
53%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
103
England❚DT4 8YG❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
12
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
30
C2 Skilled manual workers
28
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
33

Age Groups

Population
292
Under 16
12%
16 - 64
58%
65 or over
30%
Under 4
7%
5 - 15
5%
16 - 29
21%
30 - 44
14%
45 - 59
18%
60 - 74
14%
75 or over
21%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
258
Single
95
Married
68
Separated
20
Divorced
34
Widowed
41

Health

Population
292
Very good
93
Good
110
Fair
66
Bad
19
Very bad
34

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
258
England❚DT4 8YG❚
Degree or above
24
2+ A Levels or equivalent
7
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
49
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
34
Apprenticeship
42
Other qualifications
19
No qualifications
83

Ethnicity

Population
292
White British
263
White Other
12
Mixed Black Caribbean
3
Mixed Asian
3
Mixed Other
2
Asian Indian
3
Asian Chinese
4
Black Caribbean
2

Country of Birth

Population
292
England
252
Scotland
6
Wales
10
Ireland
1
Portugal
1
Poland
6
China
4
India
3
Carribean
1
Antarctica and Oceanea
2

Religion

Population
292
Christian
162
Hindu
2
Jewish
1
Muslim
4
Other
4
No religion
102
Not stated
17

Industry

Population
124
Manufacturing
11
Water supply and waste management
1
Construction
11
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
21
Transport and storage
10
Accommodation and food
22
Information and communication
1
Financial and insurance
1
Real estate
1
Professional, scientific and technical
7
Administrative and support
4
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
9
Education
4
Human health and social work
13

Economic Activity

Population
198
England❚DT4 8YG❚
Full-Time employee
70
Part-Time employee
35
Self employed
15
Unemployed
8
Retired
31
Looking after home/family
6
Long-term sick/disabled
16
Student
6
Unemployed 16 - 24
4
Unemployed 50 - 74
2
Unemployed - never worked
1
Unemployed - Long term
2

Housing Tenure

All categoies
175
Owned outright
73
Owned with mortgage
24
Shared ownership
1
Rented - other social
4
Rented - private landlord
67
Rented - other private
4
Living rent free
2

Housing Types

All categoies
213
Occupied
175
Unoccupied
38
Detached
3
Semi detached
3
Terraced
67
Flat - purpose built
87
Flat - converted
48
Flat - in commerical building
5

Household Size

All categoies
175
One person
106
Two people
40
Three people
17
Four people
6
Five people
5
Six people
1

Nearby postcodes

DT4 0DX DT4 8SU DT4 0UF DT4 0AB DT4 0UE DT4 0UD DT4 0UQ DT4 0UB DT4 8AQ DT4 8AG DT4 8AF DT4 8AT DT4 8AU DT3 4WB DT3 5YS DT3 6WH DT3 6YU DT4 0ZJ DT4 4DS DT4 4FZ DT4 4GB DT4 4GR DT4 4GW DT4 4GY DT4 4HA DT4 4HB DT4 4HD DT4 4HF DT4 4HJ DT4 4HL DT4 4HN DT4 4HQ DT4 4HR DT4 7ZN DT4 8AH DT4 8DS DT4 8WQ DT4 8XN DT4 8YA DT4 8YS DT4 8EE DT4 8LY DT4 8NF DT4 8NG DT4 8NQ DT4 0UA DT4 0UG DT4 0UH DT4 0AJ DT4 8NA DT4 8NS DT4 7DY DT4 7DX DT4 7AW 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 8EN DT4 8NH DT4 8EW DT4 8PH DT4 8HE DT4 8PA DT4 8PX DT4 8HF DT4 8DQ DT4 8DB DT4 8DG DT4 8PB DT4 8NY DT4 8PF DT4 8DF DT4 8DJ DT4 8NN DT4 8NW DT4 8NP DT4 8NU DT4 8HQ DT4 7DQ DT4 7AR DT4 7AA DT4 8HP DT4 8DE DT4 7AN DT4 7AP DT4 7DH DT4 7DA DT4 7DF DT4 7DU DT4 7DD DT4 7AU DT4 7AX DT4 7AT

Data Sources

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