Deprivation in Dorset
Unitary authorityThe south east of the South West. 391,036 people in 2,491 square kilometres.
8 layers about deprivation for Dorset, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Deprivation by neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025
9 of Dorset’s 223 neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 20%.
Deprivation score (England)
CouncilEngland onlyDorset has a deprivation score of 16.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
Among areas of the same kind in England, that is the joint 116th least deprived of 296.
A higher score means more deprivation.
English Indices of Deprivation 2025
NeighbourhoodEngland onlyPublished for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Dorset. The map shows each one.
Education deprivation (England)
NeighbourhoodEngland onlyPublished for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Dorset. The map shows each one.
Employment deprivation (England)
NeighbourhoodEngland onlyPublished for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Dorset. The map shows each one.
Health deprivation (England)
NeighbourhoodEngland onlyPublished for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Dorset. The map shows each one.
Income deprivation (England)
NeighbourhoodEngland onlyPublished for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Dorset. The map shows each one.
Share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10%
CouncilEngland only2.2% of the neighbourhoods in Dorset are among the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England.
Among councils in England, that is the joint 140th least deprived of 296.
Neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 20%
CouncilEngland onlyIn Dorset, 9 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived 20% of neighbourhoods in England.