Colehill & Wimborne Minster East
vs Corfe Mullen
Corfe Mullen has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East. Homes in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East sold for a median of £433,750, 10% above Corfe Mullen. Corfe Mullen has more green space nearby (31% within 500 m, against 21%).
People
Colehill & Wimborne Minster East has 8,671 residents in 3,645 households; Corfe Mullen has 10,373 in 4,303. Colehill & Wimborne Minster East has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 29%, 4.2 percentage points more than Corfe Mullen (Dorset: 30%). Corfe Mullen has the higher share of people living alone: 24%, 1.3 percentage points more than Colehill & Wimborne Minster East (Dorset: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 65% of homes in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East and 58% in Corfe Mullen. Colehill & Wimborne Minster East has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 85%, 2.5 percentage points more than Corfe Mullen (Dorset: 70%). Corfe Mullen has the higher share of private renting: 10%, 1.7 percentage points more than Colehill & Wimborne Minster East (Dorset: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £433,750 in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East and £395,000 in Corfe Mullen, against £345,000 across Dorset.
Surroundings
Corfe Mullen has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 31%, 9.8 percentage points more than Colehill & Wimborne Minster East (Dorset: 26%). A typical postcode has 20 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East, and 29 in Corfe Mullen. The typical postcode is 536 m from the nearest school in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East and 462 m in Corfe Mullen. The typical postcode is 8,550 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East and 4,916 m in Corfe Mullen. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 82% of premises in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East and 79% in Corfe Mullen.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 60 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East and 38 in Corfe Mullen, 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.
Colehill & Wimborne Minster East is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 8,671 people in 3,645 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £433,750 over the past two years, 26% above the Dorset median. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 19% below the Dorset average.
Corfe Mullen is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 10,373 people in 4,303 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £395,000 over the past two years, 14% above the Dorset median. On average 31% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 18% above the Dorset average.
More comparisons.
Colehill & Wimborne Minster East and Corfe Mullen next to other wards of Dorset.