Moordown
vs Wallisdown & Winton West
Wallisdown & Winton West has the younger population: 27% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Moordown. Homes in Moordown sold for a median of £368,000, 10% above Wallisdown & Winton West. Wallisdown & Winton West has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 7%).
People
Moordown has 10,525 residents in 4,080 households; Wallisdown & Winton West has 10,823 in 4,269. Wallisdown & Winton West has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 17%, 2.3 percentage points more than Moordown (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 22%). Wallisdown & Winton West has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 5.2 percentage points more than Moordown (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 33%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 61% of homes in Moordown and 55% in Wallisdown & Winton West. Moordown has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 73%, 12.3 percentage points more than Wallisdown & Winton West (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 63%). Wallisdown & Winton West has the higher share of private renting: 26%, 4.2 percentage points more than Moordown (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 25%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £368,000 in Moordown and £335,000 in Wallisdown & Winton West, against £339,250 across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Surroundings
Wallisdown & Winton West has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 12.9 percentage points more than Moordown (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 14%). A typical postcode has 119 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Moordown, and 137 in Wallisdown & Winton West. The typical postcode is 467 m from the nearest school in Moordown and 443 m in Wallisdown & Winton West. The typical postcode is 2,955 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Moordown and 2,740 m in Wallisdown & Winton West. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Moordown and 99% in Wallisdown & Winton West.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 48 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Moordown and 96 in Wallisdown & Winton West, against 90 across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
Moordown is one of 33 wards in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, home to 10,525 people in 4,080 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £368,000 over the past two years, 8% above the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median. On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 52% below the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average.
Wallisdown & Winton West is one of 33 wards in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, home to 10,823 people in 4,269 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £335,000 over the past two years, in line with the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median. On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 38% above the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average.
More comparisons.
Moordown and Wallisdown & Winton West next to other wards of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.