Beaminster
vs Eggardon
Beaminster has the younger population: 12% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Eggardon. Homes in Eggardon sold for a median of £362,500, 10% above Beaminster. Beaminster has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 22%).
People
Beaminster has 4,260 residents in 2,037 households; Eggardon has 5,297 in 2,312. Beaminster has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 35%, 5.8 percentage points more than Eggardon (Dorset: 30%). Beaminster has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 6 percentage points more than Eggardon (Dorset: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 42% of homes in Beaminster and 51% in Eggardon. Eggardon has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 3 percentage points more than Beaminster (Dorset: 70%). Eggardon has the higher share of private renting: 19%, 3.4 percentage points more than Beaminster (Dorset: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £330,000 in Beaminster and £362,500 in Eggardon, against £345,000 across Dorset.
Surroundings
Beaminster has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 2.7 percentage points more than Eggardon (Dorset: 26%). A typical postcode has 34 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Beaminster, and 4 in Eggardon. The typical postcode is 592 m from the nearest school in Beaminster and 1,765 m in Eggardon. The typical postcode is 7,360 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Beaminster and 6,771 m in Eggardon. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 71% of premises in Beaminster and 27% in Eggardon.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 30 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Beaminster and 35 in Eggardon, against 56 across Dorset. 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.
Beaminster is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 4,260 people in 2,037 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £330,000 over the past two years, 4% below the Dorset median. On average 25% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 7% below the Dorset average.
Eggardon is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 5,297 people in 2,312 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £362,500 over the past two years, 5% above the Dorset median. On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 17% below the Dorset average.
More comparisons.
Beaminster and Eggardon next to other wards of Dorset.