Affluence in DT7 3HP
How DT7 3HP ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Lyme Regis, Charmouth & Marshwood Vale
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,064 (2024)
How well off DT7 3HP is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the DT7 3HP area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services2.0
- Education and skills3.0
- Children in low-income families3.0
- Income4.0
- Employment4.0
- Older people in low-income households4.0
- Health and disability5.0
- Crime6.0
- Living environment10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
48.1% of adults in the DT7 3HP area are in work, below the England average of 55.7%. 34.5% are retired and 4.7% are full-time students.
Social grade
29.9% of adults in the DT7 3HP area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
30.5% of adults in the DT7 3HP area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 16.6% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DT7 3HP (Lyme Regis, Charmouth & Marshwood Vale) (about 2,064 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.