Affluence in DT9 4RD
How DT9 4RD ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Yetminster, Bradford Abbas & Longburton
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,190 (2024)
DT9 4RDSherborne
How well off DT9 4RD is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the DT9 4RD area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (1.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services1.0
- Living environment1.0
- Children in low-income families7.0
- Income8.0
- Employment8.0
- Education and skills8.0
- Older people in low-income households8.0
- Health and disability9.0
- Crime9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
55.3% of adults in the DT9 4RD area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 31.8% are retired and 3.6% are full-time students.
Social grade
40.4% of adults in the DT9 4RD area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
38.8% of adults in the DT9 4RD area hold a degree or equivalent, above the England average of 33.9%. 12.7% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DT9 4RD (Yetminster, Bradford Abbas & Longburton) (about 2,190 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.