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Chalk Valleys
vs Puddletown & Lower Winterborne

Puddletown & Lower Winterborne has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Chalk Valleys. Homes in Chalk Valleys sold for a median of £400,000, 5% above Puddletown & Lower Winterborne. Puddletown & Lower Winterborne has more green space nearby (26% within 500 m, against 24%).

Map of Dorset with Chalk Valleys highlighted
Chalk Valleys
225 postcodes
Map of Dorset with Puddletown & Lower Winterborne highlighted
Puddletown & Lower Winterborne
243 postcodes
Map of Dorset
Dorset
city average

People

Chalk Valleys has 4,785 residents in 2,115 households; Puddletown & Lower Winterborne has 5,492 in 2,344. Chalk Valleys has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 32%, 4.4 percentage points more than Puddletown & Lower Winterborne (Dorset: 30%). Chalk Valleys has the higher share of people living alone: 27%, 3.7 percentage points more than Puddletown & Lower Winterborne (Dorset: 31%).

4,785Residents (2021)
5,492Residents (2021)
379,579Residents (2021)
2,115Households
2,344Households
169,261Households
11.2%Aged 15–29
13.2%Aged 15–29
13.5%Aged 15–29
31.5%Aged 65 and over
27.1%Aged 65 and over
29.6%Aged 65 and over
27.3%Living alone
23.6%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 41% in Puddletown & Lower Winterborne. 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%, 2 percentage points more than Puddletown & Lower Winterborne (Dorset: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £400,000 in Chalk Valleys and £380,000 in Puddletown & Lower Winterborne, against £345,000 across Dorset.

£400,000Median sale price
£380,000Median sale price
£345,000Median sale price
71.3%Owner-occupied
70.8%Owner-occupied
70.4%Owner-occupied
18.4%Private renting
16.4%Private renting
16.3%Private renting
9.2%Social renting
11.9%Social renting
12.3%Social renting
49.5%Detached houses
41.1%Detached houses
40.6%Detached houses
31.9%Semi-detached houses
34.8%Semi-detached houses
23.4%Semi-detached houses
13.6%Terraced houses
16.5%Terraced houses
19.3%Terraced houses
1.7%Flats
2.8%Flats
11.6%Flats

Surroundings

Puddletown & Lower Winterborne has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 26%, 1.3 percentage points more than Chalk Valleys (Dorset: 26%). A typical postcode has 3 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Chalk Valleys, and 6 in Puddletown & Lower Winterborne. The typical postcode is 2,028 m from the nearest school in Chalk Valleys and 1,338 m in Puddletown & Lower Winterborne. The typical postcode is 9,213 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Chalk Valleys and 8,771 m in Puddletown & Lower Winterborne. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 67% of premises in Chalk Valleys and 35% in Puddletown & Lower Winterborne.

24.4%Green space within 500 m
25.7%Green space within 500 m
26.4%Green space within 500 m
3Services within 15 min (median)
6Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
2.0 kmNearest school (median)
1.3 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
9.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
8.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
63Postcodes in flood risk areas
59Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,586Postcodes in flood risk areas
67.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
34.6%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 31 in Puddletown & Lower Winterborne, 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
31Recorded 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.

Puddletown & Lower Winterborne

Puddletown & Lower Winterborne is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 5,492 people in 2,344 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £380,000 over the past two years, 10% 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.

Chalk Valleys and Puddletown & Lower Winterborne next to other wards of Dorset.

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