Sturminster Marshall & Crichel
Dorset · South West · population 6,229 · 4 LSOAs
Part of Sturminster · Postcode BH16 · BH21 · BH31 · DT11 · SP5
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #2,987 of 6,856 in England
- #350 of 710 in South West
- #26 of 48 in Dorset
- Around the England average
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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £550,000 | 47 | +5.8% | +15.8% |
| Detached | £622,500 | 28 | +10.2% | +6.6% |
| Semi-detached | £560,000 | 11 | +55.6% | +55.6% |
| Terraced | £405,000 | 6 | -6.6% | — |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=2) | |||
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Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #5,567 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
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Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Dorset
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Countess Wear & TopshamExeter56£413,500
- Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer HillShropshire56£370,000
- Christchurch TownBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole56£355,625
- Southampton Street & Redlands RoadReading56£320,000
- Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St LukeSomerset56£285,000
- Cathedral & West CommonLincoln56£220,000