Blandford
vs Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants
Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Blandford. Homes in Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants sold for a median of £400,000, 51% above Blandford. Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants has more green space nearby (37% within 500 m, against 15%).
People
Blandford has 10,363 residents in 4,747 households; Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants has 4,976 in 1,917. Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 28%, 3.5 percentage points more than Blandford (Dorset: 30%). Blandford has the higher share of people living alone: 36%, 10.5 percentage points more than Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants (Dorset: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Blandford (29%) and detached houses in Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants (53%). Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 72%, 9.3 percentage points more than Blandford (Dorset: 70%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (17% and 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £265,000 in Blandford and £400,000 in Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants, against £345,000 across Dorset.
Surroundings
Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 37%, 22 percentage points more than Blandford (Dorset: 26%). A typical postcode has 92 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Blandford, and 10 in Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants. The typical postcode is 554 m from the nearest school in Blandford and 961 m in Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants. The typical postcode is 17,558 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Blandford and 17,369 m in Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Blandford and 89% in Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 57 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Blandford and 34 in Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants, 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.
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.
Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 4,976 people in 1,917 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £400,000 over the past two years, 16% above the Dorset median. On average 37% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 42% above the Dorset average.
More comparisons.
Blandford and Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants next to other wards of Dorset.