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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
127
Population
307
Males
46%
Females
54%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
94
England❚SP7 8RT❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
13
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
30
C2 Skilled manual workers
23
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
28

Age Groups

Population
307
Under 16
14%
16 - 64
68%
65 or over
18%
Under 4
5%
5 - 15
9%
16 - 29
16%
30 - 44
16%
45 - 59
27%
60 - 74
19%
75 or over
9%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
264
Single
62
Married
153
Separated
5
Divorced
27
Widowed
17

Health

Population
307
Very good
140
Good
115
Fair
40
Bad
11
Very bad
27

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
264
England❚SP7 8RT❚
Degree or above
40
2+ A Levels or equivalent
16
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
52
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
43
Apprenticeship
51
Other qualifications
10
No qualifications
52

Ethnicity

Population
307
White British
285
White Irish
3
White Other
5
Mixed Black Caribbean
1
Mixed Asian
6
Asian Indian
1
Asian Chinese
1
Asian Other
5

Country of Birth

Population
307
England
276
Scotland
2
Wales
4
Ireland
2
Germany
2
Poland
3
Nigeria
1
Kenya
1
India
2
Philippines
4
North America - Other
3
Antarctica and Oceanea
2
Australia
2

Religion

Population
307
Christian
224
Hindu
1
Other
2
No religion
63
Not stated
17

Industry

Population
183
Agriculture, forestry ,fishing
2
Manufacturing
24
Water supply and waste management
2
Construction
24
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
23
Transport and storage
6
Accommodation and food
7
Information and communication
3
Financial and insurance
2
Real estate
2
Professional, scientific and technical
3
Administrative and support
11
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
17
Education
22
Human health and social work
23

Economic Activity

Population
237
England❚SP7 8RT❚
Full-Time employee
101
Part-Time employee
46
Self employed
34
Unemployed
5
Retired
31
Looking after home/family
2
Long-term sick/disabled
6
Student
10
Unemployed 16 - 24
3
Unemployed 50 - 74
2
Unemployed - never worked
1
Unemployed - Long term
2

Housing Tenure

All categoies
127
Owned outright
50
Owned with mortgage
55
Shared ownership
1
Rented - council
1
Rented - other social
9
Rented - private landlord
9
Rented - other private
1
Living rent free
1

Housing Types

All categoies
133
Occupied
127
Unoccupied
6
Detached
64
Semi detached
48
Terraced
16
Flat - purpose built
3
Caravan
2

Household Size

All categoies
127
One person
26
Two people
52
Three people
25
Four people
18
Five people
6

Nearby postcodes

SP7 8FZ SP7 8RZ SP7 8GP SP7 8GQ SP7 8GR SP7 8FN SP7 8RU SP7 8FL SP7 8PT SP7 8EN SP7 8RX SP7 8PR SP7 8SR SP7 8SL SP7 8SN SP7 8SW SP7 8SP SP7 8GW SP7 8GT SP7 8FR SP7 8FQ SP7 8GH SP7 8GB SP7 8GJ SP7 8GS SP7 8GN SP7 8GL SP7 8GX SP7 8FU SP7 8QG

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