Affluence in TA18 8QE
How TA18 8QE ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Beaminster, Maiden Newton & Halstock
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,818 (2024)
TA18 8QECrewkerne
How well off TA18 8QE is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the TA18 8QE 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 (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 families5.0
- Employment6.0
- Older people in low-income households6.0
- Income7.0
- Education and skills7.0
- Health and disability7.0
- Crime10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
45.5% of adults in the TA18 8QE area are in work, below the England average of 55.7%. 40.5% are retired and 3.1% are full-time students.
Social grade
35% of adults in the TA18 8QE area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
33.4% of adults in the TA18 8QE area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 15.7% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TA18 8QE (Beaminster, Maiden Newton & Halstock) (about 1,818 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.