Corfe Mullen
vs Stour & Allen Vale
Corfe Mullen has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Stour & Allen Vale. Homes in Stour & Allen Vale sold for a median of £527,500, 34% above Corfe Mullen. Stour & Allen Vale has more green space nearby (32% within 500 m, against 31%).
People
Corfe Mullen has 10,373 residents in 4,303 households; Stour & Allen Vale has 4,962 in 1,988. Stour & Allen Vale has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 27%, 3 percentage points more than Corfe Mullen (Dorset: 30%). Corfe Mullen has the higher share of people living alone: 24%, 4.7 percentage points more than Stour & Allen Vale (Dorset: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 58% of homes in Corfe Mullen and 64% in Stour & Allen Vale. Corfe Mullen has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 82%, 10.1 percentage points more than Stour & Allen Vale (Dorset: 70%). Stour & Allen Vale has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 7.1 percentage points more than Corfe Mullen (Dorset: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £395,000 in Corfe Mullen and £527,500 in Stour & Allen Vale, against £345,000 across Dorset.
Surroundings
Stour & Allen Vale has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 32%, 1.1 percentage points more than Corfe Mullen (Dorset: 26%). A typical postcode has 29 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Corfe Mullen, and 4 in Stour & Allen Vale. The typical postcode is 462 m from the nearest school in Corfe Mullen and 1,508 m in Stour & Allen Vale. The typical postcode is 4,916 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Corfe Mullen and 8,675 m in Stour & Allen Vale. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 79% of premises in Corfe Mullen and 74% in Stour & Allen Vale.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 38 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Corfe Mullen and 38 in Stour & Allen Vale, 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.
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.
Stour & Allen Vale is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 4,962 people in 1,988 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £527,500 over the past two years, 53% above the Dorset median. On average 32% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 22% above the Dorset average.
More comparisons.
Corfe Mullen and Stour & Allen Vale next to other wards of Dorset.