West Moors: Deprivation

Deprivation

A civil parish in Dorset — West Moors, E04012459. 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.

West Moors covers five neighbourhoods, all of them wholly. None of the five 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.

West Moors covers five neighbourhoods

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

Around Station RoadArea code: E01020422Overall rank: 16,188More deprived than: 52%Income rank: 15,691Employment rank: 11,880Education, Skills and Training rank: 11,743Health Deprivation and Disability rank: 17,186Crime rank: 26,565Barriers to Housing and Services rank: 8,354Living Environment rank: 28,325Period: 2025

Around St Leonard's Farm ParkArea code: E01020425Overall rank: 19,853More deprived than: 41%Income rank: 21,774Employment rank: 16,960Education, Skills and Training rank: 15,346Health Deprivation and Disability rank: 17,064Crime rank: 26,424Barriers to Housing and Services rank: 9,473Living Environment rank: 19,563Period: 2025

Around Heathfield RoadArea code: E01020424Overall rank: 21,508More deprived than: 36%Income rank: 22,846Employment rank: 18,275Education, Skills and Training rank: 16,981Health Deprivation and Disability rank: 20,052Crime rank: 30,427Barriers to Housing and Services rank: 5,315Living Environment rank: 31,787Period: 2025

Around Ashurst RoadArea code: E01020421Overall rank: 23,352More deprived than: 31%Income rank: 25,905Employment rank: 20,562Education, Skills and Training rank: 24,194Health Deprivation and Disability rank: 19,952Crime rank: 26,950Barriers to Housing and Services rank: 4,232Living Environment rank: 31,862Period: 2025

Around Moorlands RoadArea code: E01020423Overall rank: 25,651More deprived than: 24%Income rank: 29,316Employment rank: 23,343Education, Skills and Training rank: 14,872Health Deprivation and Disability rank: 24,288Crime rank: 31,884Barriers to Housing and Services rank: 7,439Living Environment rank: 32,514Period: 2025

On Barriers to Housing and Services, five of the five neighbourhoods are in the more deprived half of England: Around Station Road (rank 8,354), Around St Leonard's Farm Park (rank 9,473), Around Heathfield Road (rank 5,315), Around Ashurst Road (rank 4,232) and Around Moorlands Road (rank 7,439).

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 Station Road, wholly in West Moors	E01020422	16,188	52%	15,691	11,880	11,743	17,186	26,565	8,354	28,325
Around St Leonard's Farm Park, wholly in West Moors	E01020425	19,853	41%	21,774	16,960	15,346	17,064	26,424	9,473	19,563
Around Heathfield Road, wholly in West Moors	E01020424	21,508	36%	22,846	18,275	16,981	20,052	30,427	5,315	31,787
Around Ashurst Road, wholly in West Moors	E01020421	23,352	31%	25,905	20,562	24,194	19,952	26,950	4,232	31,862
Around Moorlands Road, wholly in West Moors	E01020423	25,651	24%	29,316	23,343	14,872	24,288	31,884	7,439	32,514

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

Other figures for West Moors
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. 5 of them cover West Moors, and West Moors holds each of them outright. These describe parts of West Moors rather than somewhere wider.

There is no single figure for West Moors, 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 West Moors. Each describes one neighbourhood, and they cannot be combined into a figure for West Moors.
Measure	Period	Around Ashurst RoadE01020421	Around Station RoadE01020422	Around Moorlands RoadE01020423	Around Heathfield RoadE01020424	Around St Leonard's Farm ParkE01020425
Barriers to Housing and Services rank	2025	4,232	8,354	7,439	5,315	9,473
Crime rank	2025	26,950	26,565	31,884	30,427	26,424
Education, Skills and Training rank	2025	24,194	11,743	14,872	16,981	15,346
Employment rank	2025	20,562	11,880	23,343	18,275	16,960
Health Deprivation and Disability rank	2025	19,952	17,186	24,288	20,052	17,064
Income rank	2025	25,905	15,691	29,316	22,846	21,774
Index of Multiple Deprivation rank	2025	23,352	16,188	25,651	21,508	19,853
Living Environment rank	2025	31,862	28,325	32,514	31,787	19,563

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

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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

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)