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South East Purbeck · Dorset

South East Purbeck: your neighbourhood

South East Purbeck electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 36.7% here, compared with 31.5% across Dorset (5.2 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 65 or over: 34.4% here, compared with 29.6% across Dorset (4.8 percentage points higher).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented privately: 20% here, compared with 16% across Dorset (4.1 percentage points higher).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

34.4%

21 March 2021 · South East Purbeck

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,419 out of 4,131.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.1%

21 March 2021 · South East Purbeck

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

212 out of 4,132.

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People counted in the census

4,132

21 March 2021 · South East Purbeck

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

4,132 out of 4,132.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

36.7%

21 March 2021 · South East Purbeck

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,344 out of 3,663.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

48%

21 March 2021 · South East Purbeck

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

883 out of 1,839.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

12.8%

21 March 2021 · South East Purbeck

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

235 out of 1,839.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

47%

21 March 2021 · South East Purbeck

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,723 out of 3,667.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

51.1%

21 March 2021 · South East Purbeck

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,873 out of 3,667.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

2.2%

21 March 2021 · South East Purbeck

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

80 out of 3,667.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

14.6%

21 March 2021 · South East Purbeck

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

536 out of 3,663.

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Homes rented privately

20%

21 March 2021 · South East Purbeck

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

376 out of 1,841.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

36.4%

21 March 2021 · South East Purbeck

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,333 out of 3,667.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

12%

21 March 2021 · South East Purbeck

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

215 out of 1,841.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.9%

21 March 2021 · South East Purbeck

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

71 out of 3,667.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for South East Purbeck ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

123 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 152 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

South East Purbeck ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 11 mapped crimes in September 2024; 17 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · South East Purbeck
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024110
October 202491
November 2024161
December 202431
January 2025132
February 2025110
March 2025120
April 2025158
May 2025118
June 2025242
July 2025136
August 2025144
September 202592
October 202594
November 202581
December 2025142
January 202662
February 2026132
March 202652
April 2026112
May 202690
June 202684
July 2026141
August 2026175
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · South East Purbeck
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime54
other theft22
public order16
burglary11
criminal damage arson9
vehicle crime7
drugs2
shoplifting1
possession of weapons1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Dorset →