Sturminster Marshall & Crichel

Dorset · South West · population 6,229 · 4 LSOAs

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

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In summary

Sturminster Marshall & Crichel is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #2,987 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #26 of 48 in Dorset. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Health (89) but weak on Housing & access (2). Typical homes here sold for about £550,000 over the past year, up 16% across five years (from 47 sales), 59% above the wider Dorset median of £345,000.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 84 · #1,109
Employment 87 · #917
Education 60 · #2,726
Health 89 · #732
Crime 84 · #1,102
Housing & access 2 · #6,709
Living environment 12 · #6,017

House prices ?

£550,000median (12m) · +5.8% yr · n=47
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£550,00047+5.8%+15.8%
Detached£622,50028+10.2%+6.6%
Semi-detached£560,00011+55.6%+55.6%
Terraced£405,0006-6.6%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£550,000
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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