Beaminster
vs Lyme & Charmouth
Beaminster has the younger population: 12% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Lyme & Charmouth. Homes in Lyme & Charmouth sold for a median of £470,000, 42% above Beaminster. Lyme & Charmouth has more green space nearby (26% within 500 m, against 25%).
People
Beaminster has 4,260 residents in 2,037 households; Lyme & Charmouth has 5,078 in 2,508. Lyme & Charmouth has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 41%, 5.9 percentage points more than Beaminster (Dorset: 30%). Lyme & Charmouth has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 4.7 percentage points more than Beaminster (Dorset: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 42% of homes in Beaminster and 43% in Lyme & Charmouth. Lyme & Charmouth has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 3 percentage points more than Beaminster (Dorset: 70%). Beaminster has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 3.3 percentage points more than Lyme & Charmouth (Dorset: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £330,000 in Beaminster and £470,000 in Lyme & Charmouth, against £345,000 across Dorset.
Surroundings
Lyme & Charmouth has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 26%, 1.3 percentage points more than Beaminster (Dorset: 26%). A typical postcode has 34 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Beaminster, and 62 in Lyme & Charmouth. The typical postcode is 592 m from the nearest school in Beaminster and 439 m in Lyme & Charmouth. The typical postcode is 7,360 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Beaminster and 19,366 m in Lyme & Charmouth. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 71% of premises in Beaminster and 23% in Lyme & Charmouth.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 30 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Beaminster and 41 in Lyme & Charmouth, 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.
Lyme & Charmouth is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 5,078 people in 2,508 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £470,000 over the past two years, 36% above the Dorset median. On average 26% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Dorset average.
More comparisons.
Beaminster and Lyme & Charmouth next to other wards of Dorset.