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Administrative Areas

Ward
Shaftesbury Town
Local Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset
Region
South West
Country
England

Demographics

Area Type
Rural town and fringe
Households
168
Population
355
Males
43%
Females
57%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
133
England❚SP7 8PQ❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
26
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
35
C2 Skilled manual workers
46
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
26

Age Groups

Population
355
Under 16
19%
16 - 64
68%
65 or over
13%
Under 4
4%
5 - 15
15%
16 - 29
16%
30 - 44
29%
45 - 59
20%
60 - 74
11%
75 or over
6%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
287
Single
94
Married
122
Civil partnership
2
Separated
10
Divorced
45
Widowed
14

Health

Population
355
Very good
210
Good
108
Fair
28
Bad
7
Very bad
45

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
287
England❚SP7 8PQ❚
Degree or above
45
2+ A Levels or equivalent
6
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
58
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
47
Apprenticeship
70
Other qualifications
15
No qualifications
46

Ethnicity

Population
355
White British
336
White Irish
1
White Other
5
Mixed Asian
3
Mixed Other
2
Asian Chinese
3
Asian Other
5

Country of Birth

Population
355
England
312
Nortern Ireland
1
Scotland
7
Wales
8
France
1
Germany
3
Lithuania
1
Poland
1
Kenya
1
Zimbabwe
1
Hong Kong
2
India
1
Philippines
4
USA
1
North America - Other
1
South America
1

Religion

Population
355
Christian
228
Buddhist
2
Hindu
3
Other
4
No religion
94
Not stated
24

Industry

Population
236
Agriculture, forestry ,fishing
1
Manufacturing
28
Water supply and waste management
1
Construction
24
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
31
Transport and storage
3
Accommodation and food
13
Information and communication
3
Financial and insurance
10
Real estate
8
Professional, scientific and technical
16
Administrative and support
7
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
11
Education
29
Human health and social work
30

Economic Activity

Population
267
England❚SP7 8PQ❚
Full-Time employee
149
Part-Time employee
52
Self employed
29
Unemployed
3
Retired
20
Looking after home/family
2
Long-term sick/disabled
1
Student
11
Unemployed 16 - 24
1
Unemployed - Long term
1

Housing Tenure

All categoies
168
Owned outright
48
Owned with mortgage
95
Shared ownership
1
Rented - other social
1
Rented - private landlord
21
Rented - other private
2

Housing Types

All categoies
173
Occupied
168
Unoccupied
5
Detached
16
Semi detached
59
Terraced
84
Flat - purpose built
9
Flat - in commerical building
5

Household Size

All categoies
168
One person
59
Two people
62
Three people
22
Four people
19
Five people
6

Nearby postcodes

SP7 8EY SP7 8AB SP7 8EZ SP7 8JW SP7 8LY SP7 8JG SP7 8HY SP7 8JJ SP7 8JQ SP7 8JE SP7 8RB SP7 8AD SP7 8AA SP7 8EL SP7 8PE SP7 8EJ SP7 8PY SP7 8PD SP7 8SJ SP7 8GY SP7 8AP SP7 8AL SP7 8BP SP7 8AJ SP7 8AE SP7 8BL SP7 8AU SP7 8AH SP7 8AG SP7 8EW SP7 8AQ SP7 8QA SP7 8DF SP7 8HX SP7 8DQ SP7 8DJ SP7 8ER SP7 8EP SP7 8LZ SP7 8ND SP7 8HU SP7 8PB SP7 8FJ SP7 8NE SP7 8PF SP7 8NY SP7 8DL SP7 8PH SP7 8PJ SP7 8PL SP7 8PX SP7 8PP

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