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Colehill & Wimborne Minster East
vs West Parley

Colehill & Wimborne Minster East has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in West Parley. Homes in West Parley sold for a median of £445,000, in line with Colehill & Wimborne Minster East. West Parley has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 21%).

Map of Dorset with Colehill & Wimborne Minster East highlighted
Colehill & Wimborne Minster East
270 postcodes
Map of Dorset with West Parley highlighted
West Parley
109 postcodes
Map of Dorset
Dorset
city average

People

Colehill & Wimborne Minster East has 8,671 residents in 3,645 households; West Parley has 3,665 in 1,599. West Parley has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 37%, 8.9 percentage points more than Colehill & Wimborne Minster East (Dorset: 30%). West Parley has the higher share of people living alone: 24%, 1 percentage point more than Colehill & Wimborne Minster East (Dorset: 31%).

8,671Residents (2021)
3,665Residents (2021)
379,579Residents (2021)
3,645Households
1,599Households
169,261Households
12.5%Aged 15–29
10.9%Aged 15–29
13.5%Aged 15–29
28.5%Aged 65 and over
37.4%Aged 65 and over
29.6%Aged 65 and over
22.8%Living alone
23.8%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 88% in West Parley. West Parley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 91%, 6 percentage points more than Colehill & Wimborne Minster East (Dorset: 70%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (9% and 8%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £433,750 in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East and £445,000 in West Parley, against £345,000 across Dorset.

£433,750Median sale price
£445,000Median sale price
£345,000Median sale price
84.9%Owner-occupied
90.9%Owner-occupied
70.4%Owner-occupied
8.7%Private renting
7.9%Private renting
16.3%Private renting
5.4%Social renting
0.9%Social renting
12.3%Social renting
64.7%Detached houses
87.9%Detached houses
40.6%Detached houses
20.8%Semi-detached houses
2.0%Semi-detached houses
23.4%Semi-detached houses
8.5%Terraced houses
0.7%Terraced houses
19.3%Terraced houses
4.8%Flats
7.1%Flats
11.6%Flats

Surroundings

West Parley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 23%, 1.7 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 22 in West Parley. The typical postcode is 536 m from the nearest school in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East and 989 m in West Parley. The typical postcode is 8,550 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East and 6,686 m in West Parley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 82% of premises in Colehill & Wimborne Minster East and 45% in West Parley.

21.4%Green space within 500 m
23.1%Green space within 500 m
26.4%Green space within 500 m
20Services within 15 min (median)
22Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
536 mNearest school (median)
989 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
8.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
6.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
25Postcodes in flood risk areas
2Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,586Postcodes in flood risk areas
82.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
44.6%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 25 in West Parley, 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
25Recorded 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.

West Parley

West Parley is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 3,665 people in 1,599 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £445,000 over the past two years, 29% above the Dorset median. On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 12% below the Dorset average.

More comparisons.

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