Portland: Deprivation

Deprivation

A civil parish in Dorset — Portland, E04003630. Every figure below describes that area, except where it is labelled as a comparison, or as a figure for a neighbourhood or a wider area.

Portland covers seven neighbourhoods, all of them wholly. In the overall index, one of the seven neighbourhoods is in the most deprived 10% in England; six are in the more deprived half. A rank describes a neighbourhood, not a rank for the parish.

Portland covers seven neighbourhoods

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Rank 1 is the most deprived neighbourhood in England.

Around Verne Common RoadArea code: E01020569Overall rank: 1,985More deprived than: 94%Income rank: 3,270Employment rank: 2,288Education, Skills and Training rank: 736Health Deprivation and Disability rank: 2,760Crime rank: 4,959Barriers to Housing and Services rank: 2,284Living Environment rank: 26,509Period: 2025

Around Westcliff RoadArea code: E01020564Overall rank: 7,453More deprived than: 78%Income rank: 7,143Employment rank: 7,555Education, Skills and Training rank: 4,472Health Deprivation and Disability rank: 9,739Crime rank: 14,430Barriers to Housing and Services rank: 3,585Living Environment rank: 28,646Period: 2025

Around FortuneswellArea code: E01033200Overall rank: 11,988More deprived than: 64%Income rank: 15,730Employment rank: 14,818Education, Skills and Training rank: 7,458Health Deprivation and Disability rank: 21,993Crime rank: 14,651Barriers to Housing and Services rank: 6,791Living Environment rank: 3,316Period: 2025

Around GroveArea code: E01020563Overall rank: 12,241More deprived than: 64%Income rank: 17,004Employment rank: 17,390Education, Skills and Training rank: 9,740Health Deprivation and Disability rank: 9,043Crime rank: 12,845Barriers to Housing and Services rank: 3,843Living Environment rank: 11,552Period: 2025

Around Weston RoadArea code: E01020565Overall rank: 12,370More deprived than: 63%Income rank: 14,024Employment rank: 13,623Education, Skills and Training rank: 7,345Health Deprivation and Disability rank: 12,407Crime rank: 17,561Barriers to Housing and Services rank: 5,569Living Environment rank: 18,051Period: 2025

Around EastonArea code: E01020562Overall rank: 16,641More deprived than: 51%Income rank: 19,779Employment rank: 15,322Education, Skills and Training rank: 17,433Health Deprivation and Disability rank: 16,453Crime rank: 17,614Barriers to Housing and Services rank: 10,795Living Environment rank: 7,875Period: 2025

Around SouthwellArea code: E01020566Overall rank: 18,341More deprived than: 46%Income rank: 19,876Employment rank: 16,438Education, Skills and Training rank: 13,600Health Deprivation and Disability rank: 19,369Crime rank: 26,419Barriers to Housing and Services rank: 5,154Living Environment rank: 24,083Period: 2025

On Income, one of the seven neighbourhoods is in the most deprived 10% in England: Around Verne Common Road (rank 3,270).

Names beginning “Around” are generated descriptions. Locality names use OS map display priority, then estimated resident totals assigned to the nearest locality from each output area’s representative point. Road names use road length weighted by output-area resident density. These estimates do not locate individual residents or establish recognised neighbourhood names.

Source Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, English Indices of Deprivation 2025Period 2025Area Lower Layer Super Output Area

IoD2025 is not comparable with IoD2019 — new datasets, methodologies and geographies were used.

Sources, notes and figures

Source English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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A rank of 1 is the most deprived LSOA in England. Ranks do not add and do not average. IoD2025 is not comparable with IoD2019 — new datasets, methodologies and geographies were used. (MHCLG)

A rank of 1 is the most deprived LSOA in England on this domain. Ranks do not add and do not average. IoD2025 is not comparable with IoD2019 — new datasets, methodologies and geographies were used. (MHCLG)

Neighbourhood ranks, Indices of Deprivation 2025
Neighbourhood	Area code	Overall rank	More deprived than	Income rank	Employment rank	Education, Skills and Training rank	Health Deprivation and Disability rank	Crime rank	Barriers to Housing and Services rank	Living Environment rank
Around Verne Common Road, wholly in Portland	E01020569	1,985	94%	3,270	2,288	736	2,760	4,959	2,284	26,509
Around Westcliff Road, wholly in Portland	E01020564	7,453	78%	7,143	7,555	4,472	9,739	14,430	3,585	28,646
Around Fortuneswell, wholly in Portland	E01033200	11,988	64%	15,730	14,818	7,458	21,993	14,651	6,791	3,316
Around Grove, wholly in Portland	E01020563	12,241	64%	17,004	17,390	9,740	9,043	12,845	3,843	11,552
Around Weston Road, wholly in Portland	E01020565	12,370	63%	14,024	13,623	7,345	12,407	17,561	5,569	18,051
Around Easton, wholly in Portland	E01020562	16,641	51%	19,779	15,322	17,433	16,453	17,614	10,795	7,875
Around Southwell, wholly in Portland	E01020566	18,341	46%	19,876	16,438	13,600	19,369	26,419	5,154	24,083

The percentage compares a rank with England's 33,755 neighbourhoods. Rounded shares never read as all or none unless they are.

Other figures in this view

Source Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, English Indices of Deprivation 2025Period 2025Area Portland civil parish

IoD2025 is not comparable with IoD2019 — new datasets, methodologies and geographies were used.

Sources, notes and figures

Source English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Portland civil parish: measured at Lower Layer Super Output Area level and summed to this area.

Other figures for Portland
Measure	Figure	Period
LSOAs in the most deprived 10% nationally	1	2025
LSOAs in the most deprived 20% nationally	1	2025

Neighbourhood deprivation table

Deprivation, by neighbourhood

The Indices of Deprivation are published for Lower Layer Super Output Areas, which ONS designs to hold between 1,000 and 3,000 people. 7 of them cover Portland, and Portland holds each of them outright. These describe parts of Portland rather than somewhere wider.

There is no single figure for Portland, and there cannot be. A rank says where one neighbourhood sits among those ranked in England. Ranks cannot be added or averaged into a rank for the place. Each neighbourhood is shown as published.

Indices of Deprivation ranks for each Lower Layer Super Output Area that covers part of Portland. Each describes one neighbourhood, and they cannot be combined into a figure for Portland.
Measure	Period	Around EastonE01020562	Around GroveE01020563	Around Westcliff RoadE01020564	Around Weston RoadE01020565	Around SouthwellE01020566	Around Verne Common RoadE01020569	Around FortuneswellE01033200
Barriers to Housing and Services rank	2025	10,795	3,843	3,585	5,569	5,154	2,284	6,791
Crime rank	2025	17,614	12,845	14,430	17,561	26,419	4,959	14,651
Education, Skills and Training rank	2025	17,433	9,740	4,472	7,345	13,600	736	7,458
Employment rank	2025	15,322	17,390	7,555	13,623	16,438	2,288	14,818
Health Deprivation and Disability rank	2025	16,453	9,043	9,739	12,407	19,369	2,760	21,993
Income rank	2025	19,779	17,004	7,143	14,024	19,876	3,270	15,730
Index of Multiple Deprivation rank	2025	16,641	12,241	7,453	12,370	18,341	1,985	11,988
Living Environment rank	2025	7,875	11,552	28,646	18,051	24,083	26,509	3,316

A rank of 1 is the most deprived neighbourhood in England and 33,755 the least. Ezra publishes the position and draws no conclusion from it.

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Period: 2025
Area: Lower Layer Super Output Area

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Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Period: 2025
Area: Lower Layer Super Output Area

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Licence terms Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 Licence terms Source: Office for National Statistics Licence terms Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, 2022 and 2024. Licence terms Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0 Licence terms · All sources

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Period: 2025
Area: Lower Layer Super Output Area

A rank of 1 is the most deprived LSOA in England. Ranks do not add and do not average. IoD2025 is not comparable with IoD2019 — new datasets, methodologies and geographies were used. (MHCLG)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Period: 2025
Area: Lower Layer Super Output Area

A rank of 1 is the most deprived LSOA in England. Ranks do not add and do not average. IoD2025 is not comparable with IoD2019 — new datasets, methodologies and geographies were used. (MHCLG)