4,017
Households
White Brit. · 93%
Ethnicity
Christian · 50%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
34 · 3.5 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£330,000
Median property price
353
Postcodes
Overview of West Purbeck
Coordinates50.6943, -2.2392
Postcodes
353
Population (Census)
9,823
Households (Census)
4,017
Recorded crime · May '26
34 · 3.5 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for West Purbeck
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 6.02 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.02 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in West Purbeck
Property sales · West Purbeck
HM Land Registry · West Purbeck
Average price
£366,299
YoY: -12.7%
Median price: £335,833
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 5 sales · avg £593,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£593k£421k£249k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in West Purbeck
Crime trends · West Purbeck
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
25178
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
16
YoY +23%
ASB
59313
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
12
YoY +33%
Vehicle Crime
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -67%
Demographics in West Purbeck
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.4%
Other White2.0%
Other Asian1.0%
+ other · 3.6%
Religion
Christian49.7%
No religion42.4%
Not answered5.8%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
50–6421.1%
35–4917.1%
65–7412.4%
25–3410.8%
75–847.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.8%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.1%
Any member 66+14.5%
All members 66+14.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.2%
Other11.9%
+ 7 other households · 29.0%
Schools in West Purbeck
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Bovington Academy
Dorset · BH20 6LE
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Lulworth and Winfrith CofE Primary School
Dorset · BH20 5SA
Good
4.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Wool Church of England Primary School
Dorset · BH20 6BT
Good
1.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
St Mary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Dorset · BH20 6DS
Requires improvement
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Lulworth and Winfrith CofE VC Primary School
Dorset · BH20 5SA
4.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in West Purbeck
Postcodes in West Purbeck
BH20 5FBBH20 5FDBH20 5HJBH20 5PPBH20 5PRBH20 5PSBH20 5PTBH20 5PUBH20 5PXBH20 5PYBH20 5QABH20 5QBBH20 5QDBH20 5QFBH20 5QHBH20 5QJBH20 5QLBH20 5QNBH20 5QPBH20 5QQBH20 5QRBH20 5QSBH20 5QTBH20 5QWBH20 5RHBH20 5RJBH20 5RLBH20 5RNBH20 5RPBH20 5RQBH20 5RRBH20 5RSBH20 5RTBH20 5RUBH20 5RWBH20 5RXBH20 5RYBH20 5RZBH20 5SABH20 5SBBH20 5SDBH20 5SEBH20 5SFBH20 5SGBH20 5SHBH20 5SJBH20 5SLBH20 5SNBH20 5SPBH20 5SQBH20 5SWBH20 6AZBH20 6BDBH20 6BGBH20 6BHBH20 6BLBH20 6BNBH20 6BPBH20 6BTBH20 6BUBH20 6BWBH20 6BXBH20 6BYBH20 6BZBH20 6DABH20 6DBBH20 6DDBH20 6DEBH20 6DGBH20 6DHBH20 6DJBH20 6DLBH20 6DNBH20 6DPBH20 6DQBH20 6DRBH20 6DSBH20 6DTBH20 6DUBH20 6DWBH20 6DXBH20 6DYBH20 6DZBH20 6EABH20 6EBBH20 6EDBH20 6EEBH20 6EFBH20 6EGBH20 6EHBH20 6EJBH20 6ELBH20 6ENBH20 6EPBH20 6EQBH20 6ERBH20 6ESBH20 6ETBH20 6EUBH20 6EWBH20 6EXBH20 6EYBH20 6EZBH20 6FDBH20 6FEBH20 6FFBH20 6HABH20 6HBBH20 6HDBH20 6HEBH20 6HFBH20 6HGBH20 6HLBH20 6HNBH20 6HRBH20 6HTBH20 6HUBH20 6HXBH20 6HYBH20 6HZ