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Blandford
vs Cranborne Chase

Cranborne Chase has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Blandford. Homes in Cranborne Chase sold for a median of £510,000, 92% above Blandford. Cranborne Chase has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 15%).

Map of Dorset with Blandford highlighted
Blandford
296 postcodes
Map of Dorset with Cranborne Chase highlighted
Cranborne Chase
207 postcodes
Map of Dorset
Dorset
city average

People

Blandford has 10,363 residents in 4,747 households; Cranborne Chase has 5,177 in 1,881. Blandford has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 4.8 percentage points more than Cranborne Chase (Dorset: 30%). Blandford has the higher share of people living alone: 36%, 13.2 percentage points more than Cranborne Chase (Dorset: 31%).

10,363Residents (2021)
5,177Residents (2021)
379,579Residents (2021)
4,747Households
1,881Households
169,261Households
13.7%Aged 15–29
19.6%Aged 15–29
13.5%Aged 15–29
24.9%Aged 65 and over
20.1%Aged 65 and over
29.6%Aged 65 and over
35.6%Living alone
22.4%Living alone
30.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Blandford (29%) and detached houses in Cranborne Chase (41%). Blandford has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 63%, 7.9 percentage points more than Cranborne Chase (Dorset: 70%). Cranborne Chase has the higher share of private renting: 34%, 17.6 percentage points more than Blandford (Dorset: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £265,000 in Blandford and £510,000 in Cranborne Chase, against £345,000 across Dorset.

£265,000Median sale price
£510,000Median sale price
£345,000Median sale price
63.1%Owner-occupied
55.2%Owner-occupied
70.4%Owner-occupied
16.7%Private renting
34.3%Private renting
16.3%Private renting
18.6%Social renting
10.1%Social renting
12.3%Social renting
26.0%Detached houses
40.8%Detached houses
40.6%Detached houses
21.8%Semi-detached houses
38.4%Semi-detached houses
23.4%Semi-detached houses
29.2%Terraced houses
12.3%Terraced houses
19.3%Terraced houses
17.5%Flats
3.7%Flats
11.6%Flats

Surroundings

Cranborne Chase has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 1.9 percentage points more than Blandford (Dorset: 26%). A typical postcode has 92 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Blandford, and 4 in Cranborne Chase. The typical postcode is 554 m from the nearest school in Blandford and 1,579 m in Cranborne Chase. The typical postcode is 17,558 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Blandford and 13,147 m in Cranborne Chase. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Blandford and 86% in Cranborne Chase.

15.4%Green space within 500 m
17.3%Green space within 500 m
26.4%Green space within 500 m
92Services within 15 min (median)
4Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
554 mNearest school (median)
1.6 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
17.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
13.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
35Postcodes in flood risk areas
24Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,586Postcodes in flood risk areas
92.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
85.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
72.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 57 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Blandford and 25 in Cranborne Chase, 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.

57Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
25Recorded 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.

Blandford

Blandford is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 10,363 people in 4,747 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £265,000 over the past two years, 23% below the Dorset median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 42% below the Dorset average.

Cranborne Chase

Cranborne Chase is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 5,177 people in 1,881 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £510,000 over the past two years, 48% above the Dorset median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 34% below the Dorset average.

More comparisons.

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