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Colehill & Wimborne Minster East
vs Ferndown North

Colehill & Wimborne Minster East has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Ferndown North. Homes in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East sold for a median of £433,750, 8% above Ferndown North. Ferndown North has more green space nearby (27% within 500 m, against 21%).

Map of Dorset with Colehill & Wimborne Minster East highlighted
Colehill & Wimborne Minster East
270 postcodes
Map of Dorset with Ferndown North highlighted
Ferndown North
321 postcodes
Map of Dorset
Dorset
city average

People

Colehill & Wimborne Minster East has 8,671 residents in 3,645 households; Ferndown North has 8,691 in 4,186. Ferndown North has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 41%, 12.3 percentage points more than Colehill & Wimborne Minster East (Dorset: 30%). Ferndown North has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 10.3 percentage points more than Colehill & Wimborne Minster East (Dorset: 31%).

8,671Residents (2021)
8,691Residents (2021)
379,579Residents (2021)
3,645Households
4,186Households
169,261Households
12.5%Aged 15–29
10.7%Aged 15–29
13.5%Aged 15–29
28.5%Aged 65 and over
40.8%Aged 65 and over
29.6%Aged 65 and over
22.8%Living alone
33.1%Living alone
30.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 65% of homes in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East and 61% in Ferndown North. Colehill & Wimborne Minster East has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 85%, 2.7 percentage points more than Ferndown North (Dorset: 70%). Ferndown North has the higher share of private renting: 12%, 3 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 £400,000 in Ferndown North, against £345,000 across Dorset.

£433,750Median sale price
£400,000Median sale price
£345,000Median sale price
84.9%Owner-occupied
82.2%Owner-occupied
70.4%Owner-occupied
8.7%Private renting
11.7%Private renting
16.3%Private renting
5.4%Social renting
5.7%Social renting
12.3%Social renting
64.7%Detached houses
61.3%Detached houses
40.6%Detached houses
20.8%Semi-detached houses
12.8%Semi-detached houses
23.4%Semi-detached houses
8.5%Terraced houses
4.5%Terraced houses
19.3%Terraced houses
4.8%Flats
16.5%Flats
11.6%Flats

Surroundings

Ferndown North has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 27%, 6 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 33 in Ferndown North. The typical postcode is 536 m from the nearest school in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East and 879 m in Ferndown North. The typical postcode is 8,550 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East and 5,956 m in Ferndown North. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 82% of premises in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East and 74% in Ferndown North.

21.4%Green space within 500 m
27.4%Green space within 500 m
26.4%Green space within 500 m
20Services within 15 min (median)
33Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
536 mNearest school (median)
879 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
8.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
6.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
25Postcodes in flood risk areas
8Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,586Postcodes in flood risk areas
82.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
74.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
72.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 60 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East and 52 in Ferndown North, 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.

60Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
52Recorded 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.

Colehill & Wimborne Minster East

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.

Ferndown North

Ferndown North is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 8,691 people in 4,186 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £400,000 over the past two years, 16% above the Dorset median. On average 27% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 4% above the Dorset average.

More comparisons.

Colehill & Wimborne Minster East and Ferndown North next to other wards of Dorset.

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