Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
28124
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 28124 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near SP6 3AB
Crime trends · near SP6 3AB
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
5
YoY -67%
ASB
2
YoY -67%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
1
YoY -75%
Criminal damage
2
YoY -33%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
5 of 5 key categories improving
19
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,332
White Brit.95.4%
Other White1.1%
+ other · 3.5%
Religion
Total residents: 1,329
No religion48.2%
Christian47.2%
Not answered3.3%
Other religion1.1%
+ other · 0.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,327
50–6425.0%
35–4917.3%
25–3412.7%
65–749.0%
10–158.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.7%
Households
Total households: 520
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.0%
All members 66+10.2%
Other8.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.3%
+ 7 other households · 38.1%
Administrative Information
Dorset
Local Authority
Council Area
North Dorset E14001388
Constituency
E14001388
Dorset
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Cranborne & Alderholt
Constituency code
E14001388
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Alderholt
International Territorial Level
Dorset
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
Wessex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South West
NHS Region
South West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Dorset
Sub ICB Location
NHS Dorset ICB - 11J
Cancer Alliance
Wessex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Dorset 007A E01020373
E01020373
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dorset 007 E02004243
E02004243
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
East Dorset 001A E01020373
E01020373
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
East Dorset 001 E02004243
E02004243
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
4:22 AM
Sunrise
7:44 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:22 AM
Sunset (today)
7:44 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SP6 3AB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 28124
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01020373 and MSOA E02004243 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SP6 3AB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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