Dorset Area Report | Postcodes, Deprivation & Local Data - Sipuha
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Dorset

EnglandSouth WestDorset
● LOCAL AUTHORITY
Postcodes
13,241
Wards
52
Districts
32
Avg IMD
6.33
England
Country
South West
Region
Dorset
Council
6.33
Avg IMD
13,241
Postcodes
England
Country
South West
Region
Dorset
Council
6.33
Avg IMD
13,241
Postcodes

Overview of Dorset

🧭Coordinates50.7820, -2.2973
📮Postcodes13,241
🏛️Wards52
🗺️Districts32

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Dorset

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Average decile 6.33 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least deprived)
6.33
Average IMD decile for this area
1 - Most deprivedLeast deprived
This area has an average IMD decile of 6.33, calculated as the mean of postcode-level IMD deciles within this boundary.

Demographics in Dorset

Ethnicity

Total residents: 379,865
White Brit.93.9%
Other White2.5%
+ other · 3.6%

Religion

Total residents: 379,873
Christian51.5%
No religion40.1%
Not answered6.5%
+ other · 1.8%

Age groups

Total residents: 379,787
50–6422.5%
35–4915.5%
65–7415.1%
75–8410.2%
25–349.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.5%

Households

Total households: 169,408
Any member 66+17.5%
All members 66+16.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.2%
Other13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.8%
+ 7 other households · 28.4%
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