Wareham Town: Deprivation

Deprivation

A civil parish in Dorset — Wareham Town, E04012327. 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.

Wareham Town covers four neighbourhoods, all of them wholly. None of the four neighbourhoods is in the most deprived 10% in England; one is in the more deprived half. A rank describes a neighbourhood, not a rank for the parish.

Wareham Town covers four neighbourhoods

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

Around WarehamArea code: E01020485Overall rank: 11,824More deprived than: 65%Income rank: 10,931Employment rank: 9,679Education, Skills and Training rank: 6,732Health Deprivation and Disability rank: 14,185Crime rank: 14,252Barriers to Housing and Services rank: 23,125Living Environment rank: 14,045Period: 2025

Around Mill LaneArea code: E01020486Overall rank: 17,865More deprived than: 47%Income rank: 14,529Employment rank: 11,722Education, Skills and Training rank: 15,415Health Deprivation and Disability rank: 19,375Crime rank: 21,529Barriers to Housing and Services rank: 19,072Living Environment rank: 26,531Period: 2025

Around Sandford RoadArea code: E01020488Overall rank: 18,648More deprived than: 45%Income rank: 16,718Employment rank: 14,832Education, Skills and Training rank: 10,143Health Deprivation and Disability rank: 19,158Crime rank: 25,230Barriers to Housing and Services rank: 15,660Living Environment rank: 29,438Period: 2025

Around Northmoor WayArea code: E01020487Overall rank: 26,101More deprived than: 23%Income rank: 22,427Employment rank: 25,114Education, Skills and Training rank: 18,120Health Deprivation and Disability rank: 26,881Crime rank: 30,503Barriers to Housing and Services rank: 10,051Living Environment rank: 31,278Period: 2025

On Income, three of the four neighbourhoods are in the more deprived half of England: Around Wareham (rank 10,931), Around Mill Lane (rank 14,529) and Around Sandford Road (rank 16,718).

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 Wareham, wholly in Wareham Town	E01020485	11,824	65%	10,931	9,679	6,732	14,185	14,252	23,125	14,045
Around Mill Lane, wholly in Wareham Town	E01020486	17,865	47%	14,529	11,722	15,415	19,375	21,529	19,072	26,531
Around Sandford Road, wholly in Wareham Town	E01020488	18,648	45%	16,718	14,832	10,143	19,158	25,230	15,660	29,438
Around Northmoor Way, wholly in Wareham Town	E01020487	26,101	23%	22,427	25,114	18,120	26,881	30,503	10,051	31,278

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

Other figures for Wareham Town
Measure	Figure	Period
LSOAs in the most deprived 10% nationally	0	2025
LSOAs in the most deprived 20% nationally	0	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. 4 of them cover Wareham Town, and Wareham Town holds each of them outright. These describe parts of Wareham Town rather than somewhere wider.

There is no single figure for Wareham Town, 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 Wareham Town. Each describes one neighbourhood, and they cannot be combined into a figure for Wareham Town.
Measure	Period	Around WarehamE01020485	Around Mill LaneE01020486	Around Northmoor WayE01020487	Around Sandford RoadE01020488
Barriers to Housing and Services rank	2025	23,125	19,072	10,051	15,660
Crime rank	2025	14,252	21,529	30,503	25,230
Education, Skills and Training rank	2025	6,732	15,415	18,120	10,143
Employment rank	2025	9,679	11,722	25,114	14,832
Health Deprivation and Disability rank	2025	14,185	19,375	26,881	19,158
Income rank	2025	10,931	14,529	22,427	16,718
Index of Multiple Deprivation rank	2025	11,824	17,865	26,101	18,648
Living Environment rank	2025	14,045	26,531	31,278	29,438

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)