Weymouth

Weymouth has been a significant port since medieval times and a major seaside resort since the 18th Century. Weymouth and Portland will be hosting the sailing events for the 2012 Olympic games.

Communications

Weymouth is well situated seven miles south of Dorchester on the A354. A year round high-speed catamaran runs to the Channel Islands and St. Malo and there are direct rail links to London and Bristol available.

Education

Chesil Education Partnership pyramid area:
3 infant schools, 2 junior schools, 14 primary schools, 4 secondary schools, 2 special schools.
The secondary schools for the area
Royal Manor Arts College (967 pupils -2011)
For more information on Royal Manor Arts College (opens in a new window)

Budmouth Technology College (1,558 pupils- 2011)
For more information on Budmouth Technology College (opens in a new window)

Wey Valley School and Sports College (967 pupils- 2011)
All Saints CE School (905 pupils - 2011)

For more information on All Saints School (opens in a new window)

Commercial land

Between 1994-10, 4.00 hectares of industrial land has been developed in Weymouth. The total area of land with permission and allocated in the local plan is 8.0 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
Weymouth	10.2	12.5	13.4	12.0	7.8	n/a	7.9	7.6
DCC Dorset	6.6	6.6	6.5	5.7	4.4	n/a	4.1	3.8
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 Weymouth (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 is 51,130

Year	1921	1931	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001
Census population (enumerated)	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	42,370	45,090	48,350	50,920

Housing growth

Year	98	99	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Housing development	130	242	280	166	179	209	303	250	274	172	182	207	142

The 2001 Census records 23,405 dwellings in Weymouth.
Since 2001, a further 1,918 units have been built giving a total of 25,323 dwellings.
At March 2010, a further 649 units have permission and 255 have been allocated in the local plan.

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

Index of deprivation, 2007

SOA = Super Output Area (minimum 400 households or 1,000).

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

SOA	Multiple	Income	Employment	Health and disability	Education & skills	Housing and Services	Crime	Living
Littlemoor East	39	59	42	21	30	167	23	123
Littlemoor West	2	1	3	4	3	102	24	169
Melcombe Regis Carlton Road	3	10	2	2	33	108	7	5
Melcombe Regis Lodmoor Hill	11	29	5	8	54	157	25	6
Melcombe Regis Park District	4	14	4	3	20	96	3	7
Melcombe Regis Town Centre	1	7	1	1	13	133	1	2
Preston	224	246	176	110	184	198	171	229
Preston Overcombe	194	207	162	50	218	120	106	216
Preston Sutton Poyntz	225	238	186	91	222	242	52	204
Radipole East	219	214	174	118	137	229	90	234
Radipole West	55	41	51	14	148	214	84	59
Rodwell and Chapelhay	10	8	10	11	10	152	8	17
Rodwell and the Nothe	29	78	18	26	167	124	6	56
Upwey and Broadwey East	33	50	40	23	62	49	89	144
Upwey and Broadwey West	168	216	138	76	204	90	109	93
Westham East Abbotsbury Road	18	58	17	19	41	205	13	8
Westham East Knightsdale Road	8	12	8	6	37	163	2	16
Westham North Goldcroft Road	19	28	19	12	12	206	22	154
Westham North Southill	151	137	112	83	131	128	77	129
Westham North Westhaven	7	2	7	5	5	160	29	90
Westham West Lanehouse	23	26	20	16	48	166	115	61
Westham West St Augustines	66	89	58	29	43	219	28	77
Wey Valley & Radipole North Radipole Village	201	212	164	79	138	184	98	190
Wey Valley & Nottington Redlands	143	118	74	53	199	147	96	155
Weymouth West Buxton Road	142	133	64	86	116	230	60	114
Weymouth West Doncaster Road	25	23	45	24	28	149	50	62
Weymouth West Everest Road	40	47	32	31	63	203	44	29
Wyke Regis All Saints	196	190	155	101	163	247	78	100
Wyke Regis Castle Hill	129	99	93	38	80	241	93	82
Wyke Regis Ferry Bridge	101	79	101	37	65	187	82	85
Wyke Square	67	49	50	27	59	180	131	113

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 and disability	Education and Skills	Housing and Services	Crime	Living
Littlemoor East	30	46	32	27	32	141	31	127
Littlemoor West	4	1	3	4	5	130	43	173
Melcombe Regis Carlton Road	5	11	6	3	37	118	5	7
Melcombe Regis Lodmoor Hill	10	27	4	7	61	159	16	4
Melcombe Regis Park District	2	13	1	2	23	74	3	5
Melcombe Regis Town Centre	1	7	2	1	31	86	1	2
Preston	227	240	183	84	221	180	219	234
Preston Overcoombe	176	201	126	41	229	101	201	220
Preston Sutton Poyntz	193	220	137	37	227	219	92	211
Radipole East	201	226	156	69	201	217	47	208
Radipole West	54	40	63	21	119	193	82	58
Rodwell and Chapelhay	7	5	8	8	16	92	11	17
Rodwell and the Nothe	29	109	21	15	118	135	15	54
Upwey and Broadwey East	31	55	34	25	57	49	124	151
Upwey and Broadwey West	140	200	90	53	190	76	148	104
Westham East Abbotsbury Road	18	53	17	24	50	188	8	10
Westham East Knightsdale Road	8	17	10	9	26	152	4	24
Westham North Goldcroft Road	16	23	23	18	15	167	6	108
Westham North Southill	102	144	127	52	156	42	112	143
Westham North Westhaven	6	3	5	5	6	156	18	85
Westham West Lanehouse	22	21	20	12	36	195	46	64
Westham West St Augustines	33	79	35	20	35	197	19	73
Wey Valley & Radipole North Radipole Village	188	203	157	67	134	157	143	189
Wey Valley and Nottington Redlands	148	179	104	38	193	107	104	157
Weymouth West Buxton Road	116	121	49	56	171	229	39	126
Weymouth West Doncaster Rd	32	33	40	30	30	149	69	66
Weymouth West Everest Road	35	64	30	33	71	146	32	36
Wyke Regis All Saints	169	147	131	72	146	246	93	114
Wyke Regis Castle Hill	89	92	74	36	78	238	50	96
Wyke Regis Ferry Bridge	63	71	66	46	60	171	20	89
Wyke Square	44	42	44	29	34	136	73	136

For detailed information and mapping see 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	£274,652	£303,622	75
Semi-detached	£194,345	£204,647	34
Terraced	£175,678	£203,207	84
Flats/maisonettes	£146,566	£155,056	52

Land Registry average prices (Prices may be affected by low number of sales) Data relates to the postcode sectors DT3 4, DT3 5, DT3 6,DT4 0, DT4 7, DT4 8 and DT4 9

Area
Approx. 'built-up' area = 1,850 hectares (4,576 acres)

Local authority revenue

Council tax band D for Year	Council tax payable
11/12	£
10/11	£1,676.24
09/10	£1,627.80
08/09	£1,566.32
07/08	£1,499.82
06/07	£1,430.69
05/06	£1,365.47
04/05	£1,313.63
03/04	£1,238.89
02/03	£1,026.54
01/02	£938.00
00/01	£883.76
99/00	£833.28

Second/holiday and vacant homes, 2011

Total dwellings on Council Tax Register	25,174
Total number of second homes	760
Second homes as a % of total dwellings	3.02
Total number of long term empty properties	280
Empty homes as a % of total dwellings	1.11

Source: Council Tax Register (parish figure, rounded)

Population 2010: Mid Year Estimates ONS

Gender breakdown	DCC Dorset	Weymouth
Resident Population	404,790	51,130
Males	196,420	24,920
Females	208,370	26,210

Age structure (%): 2010 Mid Year Estimates ONS

Age range	DCC Dorset	Weymouth
0-15	17.0	16.8
16+17	2.7	2.5
18-44	25.4	29.2
45-59	20.9	20.9
60-84	30.0	26.9
85+	3.9	3.7

Ethnicity (%): 2001 Census

Ethnicity	DCC Dorset	Weymouth
White British	96.8	97.1
BME	3.2	2.9

Health - 2001 Census data

Health	DCC Dorset	Weymouth
% with Long-term Illness / Disability	19.2	21.5
Health: % Good	68.1	66.4
Health: % Not Good	8.4	9.9
% Providing Unpaid Care	10.8	10.9

Poverty Indicators: Housing/Council Tax Benefits, 2009

Benefit Population	DCC Dorset	Weymouth
as a % of total town population	13.6	17.4

Socio-economic classifications, 2010 ACORN

Classifications	DCC Dorset	Weymouth
% Wealthy Achievers	40.1	21.2
% Urban Prosperity	7.1	12.4
% Comfortably Off	33.2	30.5
% Moderate Means	9.2	16.5
% Hard Pressed	10.2	19.3
% unclassified	0.2	0.1

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

A full ACORN Profile is available including maps of the 12 wards. Access the Weymouth Acorn profile, 2010 (pdf, 4Mb) (opens in a new window) .

Retail profile - total town floorspace

292 shops/404,000 sq.ft. (2005)

Town centre:

Many nationals such as Argos, Boots, Debenhams, Marks and Spencers, New Look, Next, Tesco,

Jubilee Retail Park: Aldi, B&Q, Comet, Currys, Halfords, Matalan, Carpetright.

Catchment population

The shopping catchment for Weymouth (major food shopping) extends around three miles in a north direction towards Dorchester and seven miles in an east and west direction. The population within that catchment is around 71,700 (Mid 2001).

Library - Number of issues of books etc

Library	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11
Littlemoor	47,659	44,764	39,238	39,002
Weymouth	221,982	208,857	197,726	174,973
Wyke Regis	40,231	36,498	31,497	30,118

Industrial estates

Granby Industrial Estate - West Dorset District (32,69h), Lynch Lane Industrial Estate (7.27h), Jubilee Enterprise park (1.2h), Mount Pleasant Business Park (6.6h)

Unemployment % (persons)

Year	Male	Female	Total
July 1997	7.1 (943)	2.5 (257)	5.1 (1,200)
July 1998	5.8 (770)	1.8 (196)	4.1 (966)
July 1999	5.2 (690)	1.7 (186)	3.7 (876)
July 2000	3.7 (486)	1.4 (155)	2.7 (641)
July 2001	3.6 (389)	1.3 (141)	2.4 (530)
July 2002	3.1 (420)	0.9 (107)	2.1 (527)
July 2003	2.5 (339)	0.8 (93)	1.7 (432)
July 2004	1.8 (283)	0.6 (91)	1.2 (374)
July 2005	1.8 (284)	0.6 (89)	1.2 (373)
July 2006	2.8 (447)	0.8(136)	1.8 (583)
July 2007	2.2 (358)	0.6 (105)	1.4 (463)
July 2008	2.0 (330)	0.7 (113)	1.4 (443)
July 2009	4.4 (715)	1.3 (213)	2.9 (928)
July 2010	3.7 (598)	1.3 (213)	2.5 (811)

Of July 2009 unemployment figures, the long-term unemployed = 5.2%
Of July 2010 unemployment figures, the long-term unemployed = 13.2%

2009 employment

Total number of people working in the town: 16,700

Number of firms (excluding the self-employed): 1,430

Work pattern	percentage
Full-time	50%
Part-time	50%

Type of employment	%
Manufacturing and other non service	2
Construction	4
Accommodation & Food Service activities	19
Other Services	5
Distribution including motor	19
Finance and business services	20
Public administration, Ed and Health	31

Source: Business Register & Employment Survey, 2009 ONS

Major Employers

Asda, Blundell Harding Ltd, DEK printing Machines Ltd, Debenhams plc, Dorset County Council, First Group, Job Centre Plus, Kemet Electronics, Kings (Weymouth) Ltd, New Look, Newsquest Media (Southern ) plc, Morrisons, PGL Travel, Post Office Ltd, Qinetiq Ltd, Seaview Holiday Park, Tecan Ltd, Ultra Electronics, Waterside Holiday Group, Weymouth Police, Weymouth & Portland Borough Council, Weymouth College, Weymouth Land Registry. Weymouth Bay Holiday Park(Haven). Weymouth Community Hospital, Synergy Weymouth & Portland. (Note -Some are located in Chickerell on the Granby Estate).

Traffic counts in the Weymouth 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
A354	Monkton Hill	10,200	15,600	19,200	20,700	20,600	19,800	18,900	-5%	-8%	-9%	-2%	21%	85%
B3159	North of Upwey	1,100	1,100	1,300	1,500	1,900	1,700	1,700	0%	-11%	13%	31%	55%	55%
B3157	Chickerell	2,900	5,100	5,000	5,700	5,900	6,400	6,000	-6%	2%	5%	20%	18%	107%
A353	Poxwell	6,100	8,300	8,700	9,900	9,000	9,200	9,400	2%	4%	-5%	8%	13%	54%
A354	Portland Beach Road	12,900	16,500	14,900	16,200	16,400	16,500	15,600	-5%	-5%	-4%	5%	-5%	21%
A353	Preston Road - Overcombe	15,700	14,000	13,900	15,400	14,400	15,700	15,100	-4%	5%	-2%	9%	8%	-4%
A354	Dorchester Road - Redlands	16,500	22,700	24,700	25,600	25,800	25,000	23,400	-6%	-9%	-9%	-5%	3%	42%
C906	Radipole Road, North of Wessex Rbt	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4,400	4,500	5,300	18%	20%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
B3157	Granby Way	Not Built	n/a	9,200	9,200	12,300	12,600	10,300	-18%	-16%	12%	12%	n/a	n/a
C901	Chickerell Road, East of Five Ways	n/a	n/a	n/a	12,200	10,600	10,000	10,500	5%	-1%	-14%	n/a	n/a	n/a
B3156	Wyke Road, Weymouth	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6,000	5,900	4,000	-32%	-33%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
A354	Buxton Road, Wemouth	n/a	n/a	n/a	13,700	14,800	14,200	15,100	6%	2%	10%	n/a	n/a	n/a
B3157	Chickerell Link Road	n/a	Not Built	Not Built	Not Built	6,200	6,600	7,400	12%	19%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
B3157	Chickerell Road, West of Budmouth	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8,500	8,400	9,000	7%	6%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
B3157	Lanehouse Rocks Road	8,700	11,800	13,300	13,820	14,500	14,100	15,200	8%	5%	10%	14%	29%	75%
A353	Swannery Bridge	Not Built	27,000	26,800	28,800	28,000	28,600	22,100	-23%	-21%	-23%	-18%	-18%	n/a
C920	Dorchester Road Radipole	n/a	n/a	n/a	14,600	14,000	14,300	13,500	-6%	-4%	-8%	n/a	n/a	n/a
A353	Preston Beach Road nr Sea Wall	n/a	14,000	n/a	n/a	16,300	16,900	16,300	-4%	0%	n/a	n/a	16%	n/a
A354	Rodwell Road - Boot Hill	n/a	15,000	24,300	25,440	24,900	24,700	24,100	-2%	-3%	-5%	-1%	61%	n/a
A354	Weymouth Way- (North)	Not Built	14,300	18,300	19,300	20,300	20,400	19,200	-6%	-5%	-1%	5%	34%	n/a
C905	Littlemoor Road (West)	5,400	7,100	9,900	10,400	9,100	9,800	10,800	10%	19%	4%	9%	52%	100%