My Area UK

Osmington

Osmington is a village in Dorset, England, with a population of around 227. There are 6 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Weymouth Bay Miniature Railway, 4.5 km away. In June 2026, there were around 4 recorded street crimes, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Osmington 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
South 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

16°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 16° / 15° · 17% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 15° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:39

13h 5m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

38US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Crime

3 reported · July 2026 50% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences2
  • Anti-social behaviour1

Neighbourhood team: Dorchester · Dorset

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) - youth related nuisance Location: South Walks and Trinity Street Issue: Young people are gathering in groups…
  • Criminal damage and nuisance Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Location: River Walks Issue: Criminal damage to the boardwalk and reports of ASB…

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

42 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 31 rated 4–5 ★ (30 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Weymouth Bay Miniature Railway (4.5 km)
  • 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Upwey (5.4 km):

Loading live departures…

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: 163.9p · Morrisons (5.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Morrisons (5.3 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

18 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Waterside Holiday Park & Spa (2.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools3
  • Sports pitches1
  • Playgrounds1

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 (Osmington Conservation Area)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 19 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

Lloyd Hatton

Labour

South Dorset

Recent votes:

  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67

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

  • Parks & greens2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

20,515 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

6 jobs advertised · £26,299 avg

e.g. Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats

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

57% low-carbon electricity

Solar 36% · Imports 30% · Gas 14% · Wind 12%

81 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 South Dorset:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Osmington · 0.1 km

    Osmington is a village and civil parish within Dorset, England, situated on the Jurassic Coast 4 miles (6.4 km) north-east of Weymouth. In the 2011 census the parish—which includes the small settlements of Upton, Ring…

  • St Osmund's Church, Osmington · 0.1 km

    St Osmund's Church is a Church of England parish church in Osmington, Dorset, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.

  • Black Head, Dorset · 1.0 km

    Black Head a headland on the south coast of England, to the east of Weymouth in Dorset. It lies on the Jurassic Coast, a UNESCO World Heritage landscape known for its geology. Fossils can be found in the area.

  • Osmington White Horse · 1.6 km

    The Osmington White Horse is a hill figure cut into the limestone of Osmington Hill just north of Weymouth in Dorset in 1808. It is in the South Dorset Downs in the parish of Osmington.

  • Osmington Mills · 1.6 km

    Osmington Mills is a coastal hamlet in the English county of Dorset. It lies within the civil parish of Osmington 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Weymouth.

  • Redcliff Point · 1.9 km

    Redcliff Point is on the south coast of England, to the east of Weymouth in Dorset. It lies just past the eastern end of the sweeping Weymouth Bay on the Jurassic Coast, a UNESCO World Heritage landscape known for its…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Osmington?
Osmington is a town in Dorset, England, in the Dorset local authority.
What is the population of Osmington?
Osmington has an approximate settlement population of 227.
How deprived is Osmington?
The Dorset local authority, which includes Osmington, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.