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Corfe Mullen
vs Wareham

Corfe Mullen has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Wareham. Homes in Corfe Mullen sold for a median of £395,000, 5% above Wareham. Wareham has more green space nearby (42% within 500 m, against 31%).

Map of Dorset with Corfe Mullen highlighted
Corfe Mullen
246 postcodes
Map of Dorset with Wareham highlighted
Wareham
334 postcodes
Map of Dorset
Dorset
city average

People

Corfe Mullen has 10,373 residents in 4,303 households; Wareham has 9,854 in 4,437. Wareham has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 32%, 7.6 percentage points more than Corfe Mullen (Dorset: 30%). Wareham has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 6.4 percentage points more than Corfe Mullen (Dorset: 31%).

10,373Residents (2021)
9,854Residents (2021)
379,579Residents (2021)
4,303Households
4,437Households
169,261Households
14.7%Aged 15–29
12.5%Aged 15–29
13.5%Aged 15–29
24.3%Aged 65 and over
31.9%Aged 65 and over
29.6%Aged 65 and over
24.1%Living alone
30.5%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 38% in Wareham. Corfe Mullen has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 82%, 11.9 percentage points more than Wareham (Dorset: 70%). Wareham has the higher share of private renting: 14%, 3.6 percentage points more than Corfe Mullen (Dorset: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £395,000 in Corfe Mullen and £375,000 in Wareham, against £345,000 across Dorset.

£395,000Median sale price
£375,000Median sale price
£345,000Median sale price
82.4%Owner-occupied
70.5%Owner-occupied
70.4%Owner-occupied
10.4%Private renting
14.0%Private renting
16.3%Private renting
6.9%Social renting
14.8%Social renting
12.3%Social renting
57.5%Detached houses
38.2%Detached houses
40.6%Detached houses
17.7%Semi-detached houses
26.3%Semi-detached houses
23.4%Semi-detached houses
15.0%Terraced houses
20.3%Terraced houses
19.3%Terraced houses
8.4%Flats
7.8%Flats
11.6%Flats

Surroundings

Wareham has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 42%, 10.7 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 25 in Wareham. The typical postcode is 462 m from the nearest school in Corfe Mullen and 771 m in Wareham. The typical postcode is 4,916 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Corfe Mullen and 928 m in Wareham. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 79% of premises in Corfe Mullen and 72% in Wareham.

31.2%Green space within 500 m
41.9%Green space within 500 m
26.4%Green space within 500 m
29Services within 15 min (median)
25Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
462 mNearest school (median)
771 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
4.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
928 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
5Postcodes in flood risk areas
25Postcodes 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 58 in Wareham, 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
58Recorded 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.

Wareham

Wareham is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 9,854 people in 4,437 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £375,000 over the past two years, 9% above the Dorset median. On average 42% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 59% above the Dorset average.

More comparisons.

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