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Dorset 018B

Neighbourhood

East Dorset. 1,423 people in 1.2 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Dorset 018B is in decile 10.

Deprivation score
5.2
Joint 3,032nd least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£508,000
Joint 4,563rd most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,464
Joint 21,274th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Dorset 018B compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Dorset 018BMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only223 neighbourhoods, Dorset · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Dorset223 areas from 2.0 to 59.3. The middle area is 15.6. Dorset 018B is 5.2.
5.216th least deprived
Median sale price220 neighbourhoods, Dorset · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Dorset220 areas from £141,440 to £785,000. The middle area is £355,000. Dorset 018B is £508,000.
£508,00015th most expensive
Population223 neighbourhoods, Dorset · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Dorset223 areas from 1,098 to 2,837. The middle area is 1,644. Dorset 018B is 1,464.
1,46462nd least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage223 neighbourhoods, Dorset · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Dorset223 areas from 5.2% to 100.0%. The middle area is 86.3%. Dorset 018B is 86.2%.
86.2%joint 110th lowest

Is Dorset 018B safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dorset 018B at a rate of 20.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 58.0 per 1,000 people across Ferndown Town.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 1 case of crime and anti-social behaviour was recorded in Dorset 018B.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (10), violence and sexual offences (7) and other crime (5).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Dorset

These figures are published for the whole of Dorset, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Dorset and not Dorset 018B alone. See Dorset

Average house price
£325,154
Down 0.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,462
140th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.7×
Joint 98th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
391,036
Up 0.4% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Dorset 018B in brief

Dorset 018B has a deprivation score of 5.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Dorset 018B was £508,000 in 2025.

Dorset 018B had 1,464 usual residents at the census.

In Dorset 018B, 86.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.