325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

West Dorset

Constituency · E14001575

Ward: Eggardon
Parish: Wraxall
Council: Dorset
Region: South West
Country: England
Constituency: West Dorset
Police: Dorset

House prices

Updated Mar 2026

Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat

Property type	Latest	YoY	Since 1995	vs England
Detached	£500k	-4.8%	+432%	+18%
Semi-detached	£340k	+1.0%	+474%	+21%
Terraced	£290k	+3.5%	+492%	+17%
Flat	£189k	-5.5%	+350%	-21%

Rents

	Yours	Trend	Position
All bedrooms	£1,029
1 bed	£712
2 bed	£940
3 bed	£1,157
4+ bed	£1,647

Crime

Reported crimes per month

	Yours	Trend	Position
All crime	328
Violence & sexual offences	104
Burglary	18
Anti-social behaviour	77

GP practices

Updated Apr 2026

Name	Type	Distance
CERNE ABBAS SURGERY	GP practice	6.6 mi
BARTON HOUSE MED PRACTICE	GP practice	7.8 mi
YETMINSTER HEALTH CENTRE	GP practice	10.0 mi
WEST COKER SURGERY	GP practice	14.9 mi
PRINCE OF WALES SURGERY	GP practice	12.2 mi

Transport

Updated Apr 2026

Name	Type	Distance
Maiden Newton Rail Station	Rail station	2.9 mi
Maiden Newton Rail Station	Rail station	2.9 mi
Chetnole Rail Station	Rail station	8.1 mi
Chetnole Rail Station	Rail station	8.1 mi
Yetminster Rail Station	Rail station	10.4 mi

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

	Yours	Trend	Position
Superfast (30Mbps+)	96.0%
Gigabit	65.1%
Full fibre (FTTP)	65.1%

Mobile coverage

	Yours	Trend	Position
Indoor 4G (all operators)	74.9%
Indoor voice (all)	80.3%
5G outdoor (any)	84.3%

Deprivation

Updated Oct 2025

	More deprivedLess deprived	West Dorset average (lo–hi)
Overall		53% (16–99)
Income		60% (14–96)
Employment		58% (12–91)
Education		56% (10–95)
Health		69% (18–92)
Crime		75% (27–97)
Housing & services		30% (0–88)
Living environment		38% (2–100)

Your MP

Updated Apr 2026

Edward Morello MP

Liberal Democrat

West Dorset

edward.morello.mp@parliament.uk

Green spaces

Updated Apr 2026

Name	Type	Distance
Greenspace access point	Play space	1.5 mi
Greenspace access point	Playing field	3.1 mi

Listed buildings

Updated Apr 2026

Name	Grade	Distance
Combe Monument 6 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary	II	0.05 mi
Bennett Monument One Metre East of Chancel of Church of St Mary	II*	0.05 mi
Parish Church of St Mary	I	0.07 mi
Merryfield	II	0.2 mi
Metford Mill	II	0.8 mi

Companies

	Yours	Trend	Position
Active companies	16,190
Total registered	17,381
Dormant	347
New (last year)	1,667
New (last 5 years)	6,114

Air quality

	Yours	Trend	Position
PM2.5	5
PM10	9
NO₂	4
NOₓ	4

Road casualties

	Yours	Trend	Position
All collisions	2
Fatal	0
Serious	0
Killed/serious	0
Pedestrian	—
Cyclist	1

Traffic

	Yours	Trend	Position
All motor vehicles	2,478,900,000
Cars & taxis	1,891,100,000

Flood risk

	Yours	Trend	Position
Rivers & sea	3

Bathing water

Updated Nov 2025

Name	Distance
Hive	16.9 mi
West Bay (West)	15.3 mi
Eypemouth	16.2 mi
Seatown	18.1 mi

Population

	Yours	Trend	Position
Total population	2,147

Age structure

	Yours	Trend	Position
Aged 0–15	15.5%
Aged 16–64	56.7%
Aged 65+	27.8%

Ethnic group

	Yours	Trend	Position
White	98.0%
Asian	0.2%
Black	0.3%
Mixed	1.4%
Other	0.1%

Housing tenure

	Yours	Trend	Position
Owner-occupied	69.0%
Social rented	11.6%
Private rented	19.4%

Accommodation type

	Yours	Trend	Position
Detached	42.7%
Semi-detached	23.7%
Terraced	26.7%
Flat / maisonette	4.8%

Car availability

	Yours	Trend	Position
No car or van	6.1%
1 car or van	40.0%
2+ cars or vans	53.9%

Economic activity

	Yours	Trend	Position
Economically active	58.1%
Unemployed	2.3%

Qualifications

	Yours	Trend	Position
No qualifications	11.3%
Degree or above	37.6%

Health

	Yours	Trend	Position
Life expectancy	—
Obesity prevalence	62.4%
Smoking prevalence	9.9%
Infant mortality	3.7