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Corfe Mullen
vs Swanage

Corfe Mullen has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Swanage. Homes in Corfe Mullen sold for a median of £395,000, 8% above Swanage. Swanage has more green space nearby (34% within 500 m, against 31%).

Map of Dorset with Corfe Mullen highlighted
Corfe Mullen
246 postcodes
Map of Dorset with Swanage highlighted
Swanage
433 postcodes
Map of Dorset
Dorset
city average

People

Corfe Mullen has 10,373 residents in 4,303 households; Swanage has 9,432 in 4,509. Swanage has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 35%, 11.1 percentage points more than Corfe Mullen (Dorset: 30%). Swanage has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 11 percentage points more than Corfe Mullen (Dorset: 31%).

10,373Residents (2021)
9,432Residents (2021)
379,579Residents (2021)
4,303Households
4,509Households
169,261Households
14.7%Aged 15–29
11.4%Aged 15–29
13.5%Aged 15–29
24.3%Aged 65 and over
35.4%Aged 65 and over
29.6%Aged 65 and over
24.1%Living alone
35.1%Living alone
30.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 58% of homes in Corfe Mullen and 34% in Swanage. Corfe Mullen has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 82%, 12.7 percentage points more than Swanage (Dorset: 70%). Swanage 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 £365,000 in Swanage, against £345,000 across Dorset.

£395,000Median sale price
£365,000Median sale price
£345,000Median sale price
82.4%Owner-occupied
69.7%Owner-occupied
70.4%Owner-occupied
10.4%Private renting
17.5%Private renting
16.3%Private renting
6.9%Social renting
12.0%Social renting
12.3%Social renting
57.5%Detached houses
33.7%Detached houses
40.6%Detached houses
17.7%Semi-detached houses
18.6%Semi-detached houses
23.4%Semi-detached houses
15.0%Terraced houses
13.9%Terraced houses
19.3%Terraced houses
8.4%Flats
20.5%Flats
11.6%Flats

Surroundings

Swanage has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 34%, 2.4 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 84 in Swanage. The typical postcode is 462 m from the nearest school in Corfe Mullen and 512 m in Swanage. The typical postcode is 4,916 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Corfe Mullen and 587 m in Swanage. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 79% of premises in Corfe Mullen and 72% in Swanage.

31.2%Green space within 500 m
33.6%Green space within 500 m
26.4%Green space within 500 m
29Services within 15 min (median)
84Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
462 mNearest school (median)
512 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
4.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
587 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
5Postcodes in flood risk areas
62Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,586Postcodes in flood risk areas
78.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
71.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
72.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 38 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Corfe Mullen and 51 in Swanage, 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.

38Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
51Recorded 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.

Corfe Mullen

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.

Swanage

Swanage is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 9,432 people in 4,509 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £365,000 over the past two years, 6% above the Dorset median. On average 34% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 27% above the Dorset average.

More comparisons.

Corfe Mullen and Swanage next to other wards of Dorset.

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