Wareham

Wareham occupies a strategic site on both the Rivers Frome and Piddle, close to their confluence into Poole Harbour. Its grid like pattern could be a sign of Saxon origin and it still stands within the compass of its earth ramparts. Despite its relatively small size Wareham retains a good range of social, recreational and educational facilities.

Communications

Wareham is close to the intersection of the A351 and A352. There is a rail link to London and west to Weymouth.

Education

Purbeck Area:
13 first schools, 4 middle schools, 1 secondary school.
The upper school is The Purbeck School, (996 pupils- 2011).

Commercial land

Between 1994-10, 6.2 hectares of land has been developed in Wareham (the wider Wareham area) The total area of land with permission or allocated in local plans is 9.1 hectares

Crime

Domestic burglaries

Rate per 1,000 households

Area	2002/03	2003/04	2004/05	2005/06	2006/07	2007/08	2008/2009	2009/10
Wareham	4.5	4.2	2.3	3.8	4.2	n/a	3.4	1.5
DCC Dorset	6.6	6.6	6.5	5.7	4.4	n/a	4.1	3.5
South West	14.8	12.3	10.7	8.9	8.4	n/a	8.2	7.6
England and Wales	20.0	18.6 (GB)	14.4	13.5	13.1	n/a	12.2	11.6

Note: Due to small numbers burglary rates for small geographical areas (e.g. towns) can vary significantly from year to year.
Source: Dorset County Council

Other sources of crime data

Access the Police crime mapping Wareham (opens in a new window) where you can find crime data on a month by month basis (starting December 2010) mapped to neighbourhood and street level. This looks at the crime types of burglary, anti-social behaviour, robbery, vehicle crime, violent crime and other crime. Note this comprehensive and up-to-date database only looks at numbers of crimes and not crime rates for individual crimes. It does give an overall crime rate (per 1,000 people) for the neighbourhood.

Population

Latest population figure (2010 mid year estimate) for the town (Wareham Parish) is 5,580*

Year	1921	1931	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001
Census population (enumerated)	1,930	2,370	2,750	3,100	4,370	4,580	5,620	5,680

* These figures are for Wareham Town, but Sandford to the north-east with a population of just over 2,000 has considerable influence on the town.

Housing growth

Year	98	99	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Housing development	25	19	18	3	1	7	7	2	12	16	8	1	2

The 2001 Census records 2,643 dwellings in Wareham.
Since 2001, a further 56 have been built giving a total of 2,699.
At March 2010, a further 40 units have permission and 0 have been allocated in local plans (figures for built-up area).

Note: Figures allow for losses from re-development etc. Method revised in 2009

Index of deprivation, 2007

(Figures show LSOA ranking out of 247 LSOAs in Dorset with 1 being the most deprived)

SOA	Multiple	Income	Employment	Health	Education & skills	Housing & Services	Crime	Living
Wareham Northmoor Park	173	219	215	160	57	60	137	182
Wareham Northport	108	91	145	106	23	101	144	136
Wareham Town	50	44	48	40	39	216	61	27
Wareham Worgret	110	61	59	66	115	222	68	120

LSOA = Lower Super Output Area (minimum 400 households or 1,000 population) Note: The figures in the health column are revised from those published in the 2008 Dorset Databook.

Index of deprivation, 2010

	Multiple	Income	Employment	Health	Education & Skills	Housing & services	crime	Living
Wareham Northmoor Park	163	205	204	116	69	59	181	177
Wareham Northport	88	84	113	109	19	97	154	135
Wareham Town	40	31	52	40	70	201	40	14
Wareham Worgret	114	78	54	80	129	214	106	109

Click here for detailed information and mapping of the The Index of Deprivation, 2010

Source:DCLG

Average house prices

Dwelling type	Average Price July - Sept 2009	Average Price July - Sept 2010	July - Sept 2010 (sales)
Detached	£340,356	£299,666	3
Semi-detached	n/a	n/a	0
Terraced	£168,550	£186,100	6
Flats/maisonettes	£133,362	n/a	0

Land Registry average prices (Prices may be affected by low number of sales)

Area
Approx 'built-up' area = 102 hectares (250 acres)

Local authority revenue

Council tax band D for Year	Council tax payable
11/12	£1,619.21
10/11	£1,619.21
09/10	£1,570.15
08/09	£1,510.96
07/08	£1,443.12
06/07	£1,376.11
05/06	£1,311.78
04/05	£1,260.62
03/04	£1,191.16
02/03	£1,023.14
01/02	£935.89
00/01	£876.12
99/00	£826.54

Second/holiday and vacant homes, 2011

Total dwellings on Council Tax Register	2,687
Total number of second homes	40
Second homes as a % of total dwellings	1.53
Total number of long term empty properties	15
Empty homes as a % of total dwellings	0.6

Source: Council Tax Register (Wareham Town parish figure, rounded)

Population 2010: Mid Year Estimates ONS

Gender breakdown	DCC Dorset	Wareham
Resident Population	404,790	5,580
Males	196,420	2,620
Females	208,370	2,960

Age structure (%): 2010 Mid Year Estimates ONS

Age range	DCC Dorset	Wareham
0-15	17.0	14.3
16+17	2.7	2.8
18-44	25.4	26.4
45-59	20.9	20.2
60-84	30.0	32.6
85+	3.9	3.7

Ethnicity (%): 2001 Census

Ethnicity	DCC Dorset	Wareham
White British	96.8	97.1
Non-white	3.2	2.9

Health: 2001 Census

Health category	DCC Dorset	Wareham
% with Long-term Illness / Disability	19.2	20.4
Health: % Good	68.1	66.0
Health: % Not Good	8.4	9.2
% Providing Unpaid Care	10.8	10.6

Poverty Indicators: Housing/Council Tax Benefit 2009

Benefit population	DCC Dorset	Wareham
as a % of total town population	13.6	14.2

Socio-economic classifications: 2010 ACORN

Classifications	DCC Dorset	Wareham
% Wealthy Achievers	40.1	16.9
% Urban Prosperity	7.1	7.5
% Comfortably Off	33.2	43.3
% Moderate Means	9.2	20.1
% Hard Pressed	10.2	11.5
% unclassified	0.2	0.8

ACORN is a geodemographic segmentation of the UK's population which segments small neighbourhoods, postcodes, or consumer households into 5 categories, 17 groups and 56 types.
The 5 higher level categories "wealthy achievers", "urban prosperity", "comfortably off", "moderate means" and "hard pressed" are shown above.

A full ACORN Profile of the town is available, with mapping of the ward area. Access the Wareham ACORN Profile (pdf, 524kb) (opens in a new window) here.

Retail profile - total town floorspace

82 shops/60,000 sq.ft. (2005)

Town centre:

Mainly local shops but includes Co-op and Sainsburys.

Catchment population:

The shopping catchment for Wareham (major food shopping) extends around 5 miles in a NW direction and also towards Swanage. The population within the catchment is around 15,300 (mid 2001).

Library - Number of issues of books

Library	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11
Wareham	84,682	78,955	74,476	75,534

Industrial estates

Sandford Lane Industrial Estate (9.02h), Westminster Industrial Estate (5.0h)

Unemployment % (persons)

Year	Male	Female	Total
July 1997	3.3 (53)	1.3 (17)	2.4 (70)
July 1998	3.3 (53)	1.8 (24)	2.6 (77)
July 1999	2.2 (36)	1.1 (15)	1.7 (51)
July 2000	1.9 (33)	0.9 (12)	1.4 (45)
July 2001	1.3 (22)	0.4 (5)	0.9 (27)
July 2002	1.1 (21)	0.3 (5)	0.8 (26)
July 2003	0.4 (8)	0.7 (11)	0.5 (19)
July 2004	0.9 (16)	0.3 (5)	0.6 (21)
July 2005	0.7 (12)	0.3 (5)	0.5 (17)
July 2006	0.9 (16)	0.3 (5)	0.6 (21)
July 2007	0.9 (15)	0.2 (3)	0.5 (18)
July 2008	1.3 (22)	0.8 (12)	1.0 (34)
July 2009	2.4 (42)	1.0 (15)	1.8 (57)
July 2010	1.8 (31)	1.2 (21)	1.5 (52)

Of July 2009 unemployment figures, the long-term unemployed = 3.5%
Of July 2010 unemployment figures, the long-term unemployed = 7.8%

2009 employment

Total number of people working in the town: 4,000

Number of firms ( excluding the self employed): 240

Work pattern	percentage
Full-time	55%
Part-time	45%

Type of employment	%
Manufacturing and other non service	13
Construction	5
Accommodation & Food Service activities	6
Other Services	5
Distribution including motor	11
Finance and business services	34
Public administration, Ed and Health	26

Source: Business Survey and Employment Register, 2009 ONS

Major employers

including Holton Heath

Arcall, BP Exploration Operating Co Ltd, Coastal Publishing, Daler Rowney Ltd, Dorset County Council, Dorset Healthcare NHS Trust, GRP Norco, Heatric Ltd, Purbeck District Council, Sainsburys, SAFI Ltd, Westwind Air Bearings.

Traffic counts in the Wareham area - annual average daily traffic

Road	Location	AADF (Annual Average Daily Traffic)							Percentage Growth Since
No.		1983	1990	2000	2005	2008	2009	2010	2009	2008	2005	2000	1990	1983
									1 Year	2 year	5 Years	10 Years	20 Years	27 Years
A351	Stoborough	6,300	9,800	11,400	12,100	12,000	12,500	12,500	0%	4%	3%	10%	28%	98%
A352	Worgret	7,500	10,800	10,900	11,100	11,100	11,200	11,000	-2%	-1%	-1%	1%	2%	47%
A351	Wareham By Pass	n/a	11,800	12,900	15,800	14,200	14,600	14,200	-3%	0%	-10%	10%	20%	n/a
B3075	North Causeway, Wareham	n/a	10,000	11,300	12,100	11,500	11,800	10,700	-9%	-7%	-12%	-5%	7%	n/a
B3351	Rempstone	1,000	1,600	2,100	2,400	2,500	2,600	2,500	-4%	0%	4%	19%	56%	150%