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Nether Compton

Nether Compton is a village in Dorset, England, with a population of around 328. There are no listed local amenities or bus stops, but the nearest railway station is Yeovil Pen Mill, 2.9 km away. In June 2026, there were around 2 recorded street crimes, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Nether Compton area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Dorset area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 379,579 residents at roughly 152 people per km².

Council
Dorset
County
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset
Police force
Dorset
55/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 118th of 294 English council areas — better than 60% of them.

Low crime86
Home affordability30
Affordable rents51
Good schools16
Life expectancy87
Low deprivation62
Employment82
Low council tax0

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

18°COvercast

  • Today: 23° / 10° · 19% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:33

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Bristol St Paul's, United Kingdom

Crime

2 reported · July 2026

  • Anti-social behaviour1
  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Sherborne · Dorset

Local policing priorities

  • Illegal and anti-social use of vehicles (off road motorcycles) Location: Corelli Estate Issue: Off road bikes are being ridden illegally…
  • Shoplifting Location: Peel Centre, Babylon Hill Issue: There has been an increase in shoplifting to local businesses at the retail park c…

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

686 reported road collisions (2024)

156 killed or seriously injured · 883 casualties · 18.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

49 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 44 rated 4–5 ★ (42 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Yeovil Pen Mill (2.9 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Yeovil Pen Mill (2.9 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£325,410 average 1.6% YoY

Across Dorset · to 2026-06

Detached£515,144
Semi-detached£330,336
Terraced£264,807
Flat£167,991

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,051 average monthly rent 4.8% YoY

  • 1 bed £728
  • 2 bed £961
  • 3 bed £1,184

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

9.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.9 times median annual pay (9.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 153.9p · BP (3.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Asda (6.6 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

16 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 75 kW
  • Nearest: Yeovil Retail Park (2.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

379,579 residents in Dorset · 152/km²

  • Under 16: 15%
  • 16–64: 55%
  • 65+: 30%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 197 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

3% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,765 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (23% of 187,680)

A £1,843
B £2,151
C £2,458
D £2,765
E £3,379
F £3,994
G £4,608
H £5,530

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

184 schools · 51,332 pupils

119 primary · 18 secondary · 47 other

Ofsted: 68 of 86 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (79%)

158inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Beaminster SchoolGood
  • Dorset Studio SchoolGood
  • Gillingham SchoolGood
  • Shaftesbury SchoolGood
  • The Blandford SchoolGood
  • The Swanage SchoolGood
  • The Woodroffe SchoolGood
  • Wey Valley AcademyGood
  • All Saints' Church of England AcademyRequires improvement
  • Budmouth Academy WeymouthRequires improvement
  • Queen Elizabeth's SchoolRequires improvement
  • Ferndown Upper School
  • Lytchett Minster School
  • Sturminster Newton High School
  • The Gryphon School
  • The Purbeck School
  • The Sir John Colfox Academy
  • The Thomas Hardye School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Dorset

Care & health services

385 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes121
  • GP practices59
  • Dentists84
  • Homecare agencies86
  • Hospitals & hospices14

CQC ratings: 96% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Dorset

Heritage & planning

  • In a conservation area (Nether Compton Conservation Area)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 80 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

662 applications decided

92.4% granted · 612 granted, 50 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Edward Morello

Liberal Democrat

West Dorset

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat / Green coalition

  • Lab 2
  • Con 30
  • LD 42
  • Grn 4
  • Oth 4

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

20,515 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

5 jobs advertised

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Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£737 median full-time weekly pay

2.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£27,403 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

43% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 186,790 certificates

9.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

74% low-carbon electricity

Wind 38% · Solar 27% · Imports 17% · Gas 9%

49 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.4 yrs women · 82.1 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 65.6 women · 65.3 men

66% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.6
  • Feeling worthwhile7.9
  • Happiness yesterday7.6
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in West Dorset:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Nether Compton · 0.1 km

    Nether Compton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset, situated approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Sherborne and 3 miles east of Yeovil in Somerset. In the 2011 census the parish had a popul…

  • St Michael's Church, Over Compton · 0.6 km

    St Michael's Church is a Church of England church in Over Compton, Dorset, England. The church dates to the 15th-century, with later additions and restorations. The church is a Grade I listed building. In the churchya…

  • Over Compton · 0.8 km

    Over Compton is a village and civil parish in north west Dorset, England, situated in the Yeo valley 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Yeovil. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 183.

  • Trent, Dorset · 1.3 km

    Trent is a village and civil parish in northwest Dorset, England, situated in the Yeo valley 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Sherborne and four miles northeast of Yeovil. It was in Somerset until 1896. In the 2011 censu…

  • Babylon Hill · 1.9 km

    Babylon Hill in Dorset is a 2.2 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest designated in 1977.

  • Battle of Babylon Hill · 2.0 km

    The battle of Babylon Hill was an indecisive skirmish that took place between Royalist and Parliamentarian forces near Yeovil, in South West England, on 7 September 1642, during the early stages of the First English C…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Nether Compton?
Nether Compton is a town in Dorset, England, in the Dorset local authority.
What is the population of Nether Compton?
Nether Compton has an approximate settlement population of 328.
How deprived is Nether Compton?
The Dorset local authority, which includes Nether Compton, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.