Is Stagswood in Verwood a nice place to live?

Stagswood is classified by the ONS as Comfortable Suburbia. Stagswood is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Stagswood is located in the Verwood ward of the Dorset district in Dorset.
Coordinates 50.878301, -1.889423
Grid Ref SU078087
Suburb Verwood
Constituency North Dorset
Postcodes BH31 6PN, BH31 6PX

House Prices

The average house price in Stagswood is 60.23% higher than the rest of Verwood. The last sale we have on record is 4 Stagswood, that sold for £770,000. The average house price in Verwood is £289,625 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Stagswood

Date No. Type Price
17/09/2021 4 Detached £770,000
10/12/2020 16 Detached £725,000
08/12/2020 3 Detached £690,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Stagswood, Dorset

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Dorset Police in Stagswood during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Stagswood and compared that to the average for the Verwood ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Stagswood, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Verwood ward

Social economic statistics for Stagswood

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Stagswood is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Stagswood is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Stagswood experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Stagswood are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Stagswood involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Stagswood are in the top 20% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Stagswood are in the top 10% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Stagswood, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Stagswood are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Stagswood

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Stagswood.

Unemployment in Stagswood

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
0.48% of Stagswood residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Stagswood

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Stagswood. The proportion of retirees on Stagswood is 12.28% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
30.88% of Stagswood residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Stagswood

The proportion of home owners on Stagswood is 33.15% higher than the national average of 62%. 3.88% of properties in Stagswood are private rented and 0.97% are social rented.
95.15% of residents of Stagswood own their home

Country of Birth of Stagswood residents

The proportion if Stagswood residents born in the UK is 12.13% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.22% of Stagswood residents were born outside the UK.
94.78% of Stagswood residents were born in the UK

Stagswood Summary

With house prices in Stagswood more than the average for Dorset and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Stagswood has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Stagswood maybe difficult.

Stagswood has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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