Key statistics for the economy and labour market including population, life expectancy, employment, earnings, unemployment, household income, GCSEs, business demography, GVA, deprivation, house prices and dwelling completions.
1. Population: mid-year estimates for 2010
| Total population | 16-64 population | Working age as % of total |
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| Great Britain | 61,462,600 | 39,192,600 | 65% |
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| South East | 8,523,100 | 5,444,500 | 64% |
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| South West | 5,273,700 | 3,313,300 | 63% |
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| BDP area | 715,000 | 429,300 | 60% |
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| Bournemouth | 168,100 | 110,000 | 65% |
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| DCC Dorset | 404,800 | 232,100 | 57% |
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| Poole | 142,100 | 87,200 | 61% |
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| Christchurch | 47,300 | 25,700 | 54% |
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| East Dorset | 87,800 | 49,300 | 56% |
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| North Dorset | 64,200 | 36,900 | 57% |
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| Purbeck | 45,200 | 26,900 | 59% |
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| West Dorset | 96,700 | 54,300 | 56% |
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| Weymouth & Portland | 63,500 | 39,000 | 61% |
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2. Total population: projections for 2016
Note: ONS projections are trend based. BDP projections are produced by the Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole local authorities and are policy based. In Dorset, the birth rate is lower than the death rate so population growth is dependent on net in-migration (when the number of people moving in is greater than the number moving out). Migration is linked to the availability of housing so the BDP projections use housing as an overall constraint to population growth.
| BDP projection - local estimates (2007 based) | ONS projection (2008 based) |
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| England | na | 54,471,600 |
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| South East | na | 8,896,000 |
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| South West | na | 5,556,400 |
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| BDP area | 729,270 | 730,400 |
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| Bournemouth | 165,620 | 167,600 |
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| DCC Dorset | 414,340 | 416,900 |
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| Poole | 149,300 | 145,900 |
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| Christchurch | 47,380 | 49,300 |
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| East Dorset | 84,380 | 91,300 |
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| North Dorset | 69,240 | 67,100 |
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| Purbeck | 45,730 | 46,900 |
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| West Dorset | 101,120 | 98,900 |
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| Weymouth & Portland | 66,490 | 63,300 |
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3. Life expectancy at birth (years)
| Males | Females |
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| England | 78.3 | 82.3 |
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| South East | 79.4 | 83.3 |
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| South West | 79.2 | 83.3 |
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| BDP area | na | na |
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| Bournemouth | 78.0 | 82.6 |
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| DCC Dorset | 80.3 | 84.3 |
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| Poole | 79.4 | 83.5 |
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| Christchurch | 81.0 | 85.0 |
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| East Dorset | 81.4 | 85.4 |
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| North Dorset | 81.2 | 84.6 |
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| Purbeck | 80.8 | 84.3 |
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| West Dorset | 79.4 | 84.2 |
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| Weymouth & Portland | 78.3 | 82.1 |
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4. Economic activity rate
Note: People who are economically active may be employed, self-employed or actively seeking employment.
| % of all resident population aged 16-64 years |
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| Great Britain | 76.2% |
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| South East | 79.3% |
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| South West | 78.5% |
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| BDP area | 76.9% |
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| Bournemouth | 76.7% |
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| DCC Dorset | 76.1% |
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| Poole | 79.5% |
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| Christchurch | 77.4% |
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| East Dorset | 79.0% |
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| North Dorset | 78.4% |
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| Purbeck | 77.7% |
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| West Dorset | 73.9% |
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| Weymouth & Portland | 70.8% |
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5. Employees in employment (2009)
Note: This table shows total employment ie full-time plus part-time employees excluding the self-employed.
| Total | In manufacturing | In service sector |
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| Great Britain | 26,206,100 | 2,358,400 (9%) | 22,060,800 (84%) |
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| South East | 3,652,600 | 260,100 (7%) | 3,126,800 (86%) |
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| South West | 2,269,600 | 222,800 (10%) | 1,884,000 (83%) |
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| BDP area | 303,400 | 30,100 (10%) | 255,300 (84%) |
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| Bournemouth | 71,000 | 1,900 (3%) | 66,400 (93%) |
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| DCC Dorset | 156,200 | 17,600 (11%) | 127,800 (82%) |
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| Poole | 76,100 | 10,500 (14%) | 61,200 (80%) |
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| Christchurch | 18,600 | 2,400 (13%) | 15,100 (81%) |
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| East Dorset | 29,800 | 4,400 (15%) | 22,900 (77%) |
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| North Dorset | 23,100 | 2,800 (12%) | 18,300 (79%) |
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| Purbeck | 17,800 | 2,500 (14%) | 13,800 (77%) |
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| West Dorset | 46,300 | 4,600 (10%) | 39,000 (84%) |
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| Weymouth & Portland | 20,700 | 900 (4%) | 18,800 (91%) |
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6. Median gross weekly earnings of full time employees, 2010
Note: The median measure is preferred to the mean as it is less affected by extreme values. The median is the mid-point value. The workplace based figures show how much is paid to employees whose place of work is in that area whereas the residence based figures show how much residents of an area earn (not necessarily through working in that area). In most parts of Dorset, residence based earnings are higher than workplace based earnings.
| Workplace based | Workplace based: % of GB | Residence based | Residence based: % of GB |
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| Great Britain | £500 | 100% | £502 | 100% |
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| South East | £524 | 105% | £548 | 109% |
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| South West | £460 | 92% | £468 | 93% |
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| BDP area | £441 | 88% | £459 | 92% |
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| Bournemouth | £426 | 85% | £460 | 92% |
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| DCC Dorset | £435 | 87% | £460 | 92% |
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| Poole | £465 | 93% | £436 | 87% |
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| Christchurch | £459 | 92% | £468 | 93% |
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| East Dorset | £437 | 87% | £481 | 96% |
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| North Dorset | £390 | 78% | £433 | 86% |
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| Purbeck | £474 | 95% | £457 | 91% |
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| West Dorset | £439 | 88% | £491 | 98% |
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| Weymouth & Portland | £393 | 79% | £435 | 87% |
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7. Claimant unemployment: June 2011
Note: The claimant count is the most timely measure of unemployment and refers to the number of people who claim Jobseeker's Allowance and are actively seeking work. The true number of unemployed people is higher than this as some people are not eligible to claim, particularly women.
| Total (June 2011) not seasonally adjusted | Rate % (of total resident population aged 16-64 years) | % long term unemployed (> 12 mths) |
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| Great Britain | 1,434,373 | 3.7 | 17.8 |
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| South East | 132,561 | 2.5 | 17.4 |
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| South West | 80,096 | 2.4 | 13.4 |
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| BDP area | 8,873 | 2.1 | 12.5 |
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| Bournemouth | 3,529 | 3.3 | 12.9 |
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| DCC Dorset | 3,534 | 1.5 | 11.6 |
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| Poole | 1,810 | 2.1 | 13.4 |
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| Christchurch | 441 | 1.7 | 11.6 |
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| East Dorset | 596 | 1.2 | 11.6 |
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| North Dorset | 486 | 1.3 | 10.9 |
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| Purbeck | 390 | 1.4 | 13.5 |
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| West Dorset | 675 | 1.2 | 11.8 |
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| Weymouth & Portland | 946 | 2.4 | 11.0 |
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8. Gross disposable household income 2009
Note: gross disposable household income is the amount of money in a household or institution available for spending or saving after deduction of expenditure associated with income such as taxes and social contributions; property ownership and pension contributions.
| £ per head | Index UK=100 |
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| England | £15,545 | England 101.4 |
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| South East | £17,292 | 112.8 |
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| South West | £15,140 | 98.7 |
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| Dorset & Somerset | £15,881 | 103.6 |
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| Bmth & Poole | £16,239 | 105.9 |
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| DCC Dorset | £16,397 | 106.9 |
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9. GCSEs
| 5+ GCSEs or equivalent grades A*-C inc maths/English 2009/10 (15 yr olds) |
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| England | 55.1% |
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| South East | 57.5% |
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| South West | 55.4% |
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| BDP area | na |
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| Bournemouth | 52.9% |
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| DCC Dorset | na |
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| Poole | 53.7% |
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| Christchurch | 59.1% |
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| East Dorset | 65.6% |
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| North Dorset | 54.8% |
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| Purbeck | 54.9% |
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| West Dorset | 66.5% |
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| Weymouth & Portland | 56.9% |
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10. Business demography 2009
| Enterprise count | Business birth rate |
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| Great Britain | 2,282,200 | 10.2% |
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| South East | 375,595 | 9.7% |
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| South West | 207,060 | 8.7% |
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| BDP area | 30,890 | 8.7% |
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| Bournemouth | 6,530 | 9.7% |
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| DCC Dorset | 18,110 | 8.4% |
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| Poole | 6,250 | 8.7% |
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| Christchurch | 1,945 | 8.7% |
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| East Dorset | 4,510 | 8.3% |
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| North Dorset | 2,970 | 7.4% |
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| Purbeck | 2,015 | 8.2% |
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| West Dorset | 4,730 | 8.2% |
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| Weymouth & Portland | 1,940 | 10.3% |
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Note: the business demography dataset gives information about the stocks, births and deaths of businesses.
11. GVA per resident head
Note: Gross Value Added (GVA) measures the contribution to the economy of each individual producer, industry or sector in the United Kingdom.
| GVA (£ per resident head) 2008 |
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| UK | £21,103 |
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| South East | £21,681 |
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| South West | £18,682 |
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| BDP area (DCC estimate) | £17,858 |
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| Bmth & Poole | £20,732 |
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| DCC Dorset | £14,983 |
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12. Index of multiple deprivation
Note: the Index of Multiple Deprivation gives a broad picture of deprivation by combining a number of different indicators across economic, social and environmental issues.
| IMD average of LSOA scores (where 1=most and 326=least deprived) |
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| Great Britain | na |
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| South East | na |
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| South West | na |
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| BDP area | na |
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| Bournemouth | 102 |
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| DCC Dorset | na |
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| Poole | 183 |
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| Christchurch | 230 |
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| East Dorset | 302 |
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| North Dorset | 228 |
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| Purbeck | 218 |
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| West Dorset | 190 |
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| Weymouth & Portland | 94 |
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13. House Price Index (HPI) May 2011
Note: The Land Registry's House Price Index is based on their dataset of completed sales and captures change in the value of residential properties. It covers all residential housing transactions, whether for cash or a mortgage, since January 1995 in England and Wales.
| All property types | Change over the year |
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| England & Wales | £161,823 | -2.2% |
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| South East | £206,980 | -2.1% |
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| South West | £173,083 | -2.7% |
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| BDP area | na | na |
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| Bournemouth | £170,499 | -2.9% |
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| DCC Dorset | £209,532 | -1.8% |
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| Poole | £205,420 | 0.1% |
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14. Affordability and 15. Net dwelling completions
Note: this Communities and Local Government affordability measure ranks property prices/incomes in ascending order and the ratio is based on the lowest 25% in each case.
| 14 Lower quartile house prices to lower quartile earnings ratio, 2010 | 15 Net dwelling completions 2009/10 |
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| England | 6.69 | na |
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| South East | 8.51 | na |
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| South West | 7.63 | na |
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| BDP area | na | 1,924 |
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| Bournemouth | 8.55 | 622 |
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| DCC Dorset | 10.33 | 881 |
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| Poole | 9.55 | 421 |
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| Christchurch | 11.60 | 102 |
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| East Dorset | 11.83 | 70 |
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| North Dorset | 9.38 | 192 |
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| Purbeck | 10.90 | 163 |
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| West Dorset | 10.37 | 204 |
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| Weymouth & Portland | 8.69 | 150 |
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Sources
| Table | Source |
| 1 | National Statistics, July 2011 |
| 2 | Bournemouth Borough Council, Dorset County Council, Poole Council/National Statistics |
| 3 | Office for National Statistics 2007-09 (October 2010) |
| 4 | Annual Population Survey, Jan10-Dec10 (ONS) |
| 5 | Business Register and Employment Survey, 2009 (ONS) |
| 6 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2010 (ONS) |
| 7 | Claimant Count data (ONS) |
| 8 | GDHI data, ONS 2010 |
| 9 | Department for Children, Schools and Families 2010, residence based |
| 10 | Business demography data 2009 (ONS) |
| 11 | GVA at current basic prices data 2008 (ONS) |
| 12 | Indices of Deprivation, 2010 (DCLG) - Note: six measures available for LAs should be looked at for the whole picture |
| 13 | House Price Index, all property types, HM Land Registry |
| 14 | Ratio of lower quartile house prices to lower quartile earnings, Communities and Local Government |
| 15 | Bournemouth Borough Council, Dorset County Council, Poole Council, as at 28/09/2010 |
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