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Chalk Valleys
vs Charminster St Mary's

Charminster St Mary's has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Chalk Valleys. Homes in Chalk Valleys sold for a median of £400,000, 14% above Charminster St Mary's. Chalk Valleys has more green space nearby (24% within 500 m, against 14%).

Map of Dorset with Chalk Valleys highlighted
Chalk Valleys
225 postcodes
Map of Dorset with Charminster St Mary's highlighted
Charminster St Mary's
176 postcodes
Map of Dorset
Dorset
city average

People

Chalk Valleys has 4,785 residents in 2,115 households; Charminster St Mary's has 5,168 in 2,239. Chalk Valleys has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 32%, 4.7 percentage points more than Charminster St Mary's (Dorset: 30%). Charminster St Mary's has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 1 percentage point more than Chalk Valleys (Dorset: 31%).

4,785Residents (2021)
5,168Residents (2021)
379,579Residents (2021)
2,115Households
2,239Households
169,261Households
11.2%Aged 15–29
13.6%Aged 15–29
13.5%Aged 15–29
31.5%Aged 65 and over
26.8%Aged 65 and over
29.6%Aged 65 and over
27.3%Living alone
28.3%Living alone
30.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 50% of homes in Chalk Valleys and 35% in Charminster St Mary's. The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (71% and 71%). Chalk Valleys has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 4.6 percentage points more than Charminster St Mary's (Dorset: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £400,000 in Chalk Valleys and £350,000 in Charminster St Mary's, against £345,000 across Dorset.

£400,000Median sale price
£350,000Median sale price
£345,000Median sale price
71.3%Owner-occupied
71.4%Owner-occupied
70.4%Owner-occupied
18.4%Private renting
13.8%Private renting
16.3%Private renting
9.2%Social renting
13.4%Social renting
12.3%Social renting
49.5%Detached houses
34.5%Detached houses
40.6%Detached houses
31.9%Semi-detached houses
32.1%Semi-detached houses
23.4%Semi-detached houses
13.6%Terraced houses
17.2%Terraced houses
19.3%Terraced houses
1.7%Flats
9.6%Flats
11.6%Flats

Surroundings

Chalk Valleys has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 24%, 10.4 percentage points more than Charminster St Mary's (Dorset: 26%). A typical postcode has 3 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Chalk Valleys, and 4 in Charminster St Mary's. The typical postcode is 2,028 m from the nearest school in Chalk Valleys and 1,933 m in Charminster St Mary's. The typical postcode is 9,213 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Chalk Valleys and 3,996 m in Charminster St Mary's. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 67% of premises in Chalk Valleys and 67% in Charminster St Mary's.

24.4%Green space within 500 m
14.0%Green space within 500 m
26.4%Green space within 500 m
3Services within 15 min (median)
4Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
2.0 kmNearest school (median)
1.9 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
9.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
4.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
63Postcodes in flood risk areas
35Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,586Postcodes in flood risk areas
67.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
66.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
72.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 17 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Chalk Valleys and 32 in Charminster St Mary's, 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.

17Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
32Recorded 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.

Chalk Valleys

Chalk Valleys is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 4,785 people in 2,115 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £400,000 over the past two years, 16% above the Dorset median. On average 24% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 8% below the Dorset average.

Charminster St Mary's

Charminster St Mary's is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 5,168 people in 2,239 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £350,000 over the past two years, in line with the Dorset median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 47% below the Dorset average.

More comparisons.

Chalk Valleys and Charminster St Mary's next to other wards of Dorset.

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