Poundbury & Dorchester West

Dorset · South West · population 6,816 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

61Area Score / 100 ?
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In summary

Poundbury & Dorchester West is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,672 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #18 of 48 in Dorset. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (91) and lowest on Employment (39). Typical homes here sold for about £360,000 over the past year, up 15% across five years (from 143 sales), in line with the wider Dorset median of £345,000.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 49 · #3,508
Employment 39 · #4,159
Education 53 · #3,240
Health 47 · #3,618
Crime 65 · #2,425
Housing & access 80 · #1,403
Living environment 91 · #594

House prices ?

£360,000median (12m) · +7.5% yr · n=143
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£360,000143+7.5%+15.2%
Detached£492,50034-19.3%-7.9%
Semi-detached£340,00023-11.8%-8.6%
Terraced£440,00042+17.0%+29.4%
Flat£215,00044+16.2%+10.4%
This area£360,000
Dorset£345,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

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