Ashmore’s story
26 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Ashmore’s built-up area.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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AshmoreDorset
A village of 175 in Dorset, South West.
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Population
175
Census 2021 · Dorset council
Median age
62.4
42% are 65+ · Dorset 25%
Degree level
40%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
15%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Ashmore a good place to live?
Ashmore has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Ashmore stand out
The 3 things Ashmore does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 61 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
42% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
15% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ashmore.
Who lives here
An older town: 42% of people in Ashmore are 65 or over, more than in Dorset’s towns or England’s towns
Ashmore sits above both Dorset’s towns (25%) and England’s towns (18%) on this measure. Under-15s account for 6.3% of the population. Half the people of Ashmore are older than 62.4.
62.4median age
AshmoreDorsetEngland
Ages · share of residents
42%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications14%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar13%
Degree level40%
Women and men · all residents
56% women, 44% men
About 80 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Ashmore | Dorset | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 6.3% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 11% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 42% | 25% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.6% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 40% | 31% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Dorset and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Ashmore work nearby than in Dorset’s towns or England’s towns: 20% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 53% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
That puts Ashmore below both Dorset’s towns (48%) and England’s towns (45%). The car carried 85% of commuters at the census.
15%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving85%
On foot9%
Bus3%
Train3%
20%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
53%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£64K
mean household income, before tax
1.8%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
More households rent privately in Ashmore than in Dorset’s towns or across England’s towns: 26%
On this, Ashmore is above both Dorset’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (21%). Social housing holds 3% of households.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Ashmore£0K
Typical UK town£277K
69%
of households own their home · England 61%
26%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,056
average private rent a month, Dorset council area
£2,678
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Violent crime runs low in Ashmore: 5.7 per 1,000 residents a year, under Dorset’s towns and England’s towns
In the comparison, Ashmore comes below both Dorset’s towns (16.8) and England’s towns (22). Burglary and damage come to 13.3 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 5 crimes inside Ashmore’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 0 reports of anti-social behaviour.
5.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Damage & arson3
Violence & sexual1
Burglary1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Other theft0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social0
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
5.7
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
13.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
5
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Disability is less common in Ashmore, 15% of residents, than in Dorset’s towns and England’s towns
For Ashmore, that is below both Dorset’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (17%). Ashmore has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 5.4 miles away. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
85%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 85%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Ashmore | Dorset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4% | 5.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 19% | 17% |
83.2
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.8
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
History
Ashmore is rich in listed buildings: 1,486 per 10,000 residents, more than Dorset’s towns or England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Ashmore has 26 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. Homes from before 1919 make up 33% of the total, above both Dorset’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (16%).
26listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II26
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
33%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
1,486
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Ashmore
12pages on Ashmore
The big questions
Ashmore’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
ShaftesburyChild OkefordPimperneMotcombeShillingstoneBlandford ForumTisburyAshmore
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashmore | 175 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shaftesbury | 9,163 | 4.2 | C− | C− | C+ | B |
| Child Okeford | 1,159 | 5.8 | — | D | A | A |
| Pimperne | 2,770 | 6 | A− | D | A+ | A+ |
| Motcombe | 1,366 | 6.3 | — | D− | A+ | A |
| Shillingstone | 1,165 | 6.9 | — | D− | B− | A− |
| Blandford Forum | 11,805 | 7 | C | C− | C+ | B− |
| Tisbury | 2,274 | 7.6 | — | B | C+ | A |
Child Okeford, Motcombe, Shillingstone and Tisbury have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Ashmore
Who lives in Ashmore?
An older village. More households own their home than across England’s towns: 69%, against 61%.
How many listed buildings are there in Ashmore?
That is 61 times the typical UK town for its size. 33% of Ashmore’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
How much is council tax in Ashmore?
Band D council tax in Ashmore is £2,678 for 2026–27, more than in 94% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Ashmore
Village in Dorset, England
Ashmore is a built-up area of 175 people, in the Dorset council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 175 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Dorset
- County
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006306
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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