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Beaminster
vs Marshwood Vale

Beaminster has the younger population: 12% of residents are aged 15–29, against 10% in Marshwood Vale. Homes in Marshwood Vale sold for a median of £442,750, 34% above Beaminster. Marshwood Vale has more green space nearby (33% within 500 m, against 25%).

Map of Dorset with Beaminster highlighted
Beaminster
147 postcodes
Map of Dorset with Marshwood Vale highlighted
Marshwood Vale
261 postcodes
Map of Dorset
Dorset
city average

People

Beaminster has 4,260 residents in 2,037 households; Marshwood Vale has 4,560 in 2,062. Marshwood Vale has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 38%, 2.2 percentage points more than Beaminster (Dorset: 30%). Beaminster has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 5.5 percentage points more than Marshwood Vale (Dorset: 31%).

4,260Residents (2021)
4,560Residents (2021)
379,579Residents (2021)
2,037Households
2,062Households
169,261Households
12.3%Aged 15–29
10.2%Aged 15–29
13.5%Aged 15–29
35.3%Aged 65 and over
37.5%Aged 65 and over
29.6%Aged 65 and over
32.0%Living alone
26.5%Living alone
30.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 42% of homes in Beaminster and 60% in Marshwood Vale. Marshwood Vale has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 76%, 8.8 percentage points more than Beaminster (Dorset: 70%). Beaminster has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 1.1 percentage points more than Marshwood Vale (Dorset: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £330,000 in Beaminster and £442,750 in Marshwood Vale, against £345,000 across Dorset.

£330,000Median sale price
£442,750Median sale price
£345,000Median sale price
67.5%Owner-occupied
76.3%Owner-occupied
70.4%Owner-occupied
15.5%Private renting
14.4%Private renting
16.3%Private renting
16.2%Social renting
8.7%Social renting
12.3%Social renting
42.0%Detached houses
60.0%Detached houses
40.6%Detached houses
29.8%Semi-detached houses
24.9%Semi-detached houses
23.4%Semi-detached houses
15.9%Terraced houses
9.5%Terraced houses
19.3%Terraced houses
9.3%Flats
2.1%Flats
11.6%Flats

Surroundings

Marshwood Vale has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 33%, 7.9 percentage points more than Beaminster (Dorset: 26%). A typical postcode has 34 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Beaminster, and 3 in Marshwood Vale. The typical postcode is 592 m from the nearest school in Beaminster and 2,241 m in Marshwood Vale. The typical postcode is 7,360 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Beaminster and 10,704 m in Marshwood Vale. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 71% of premises in Beaminster and 33% in Marshwood Vale.

24.6%Green space within 500 m
32.5%Green space within 500 m
26.4%Green space within 500 m
34Services within 15 min (median)
3Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
592 mNearest school (median)
2.2 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
7.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
10.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
42Postcodes in flood risk areas
29Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,586Postcodes in flood risk areas
70.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
33.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
72.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 30 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Beaminster and 16 in Marshwood Vale, 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.

30Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
16Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
56Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

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

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.

Marshwood Vale

Marshwood Vale is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 4,560 people in 2,062 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £442,750 over the past two years, 28% above the Dorset median. On average 33% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 23% above the Dorset average.

More comparisons.

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