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Corfe Mullen
vs Wimborne Minster

Wimborne Minster has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Corfe Mullen. Homes in Corfe Mullen sold for a median of £395,000, 4% above Wimborne Minster. Corfe Mullen has more green space nearby (31% within 500 m, against 21%).

Map of Dorset with Corfe Mullen highlighted
Corfe Mullen
246 postcodes
Map of Dorset with Wimborne Minster highlighted
Wimborne Minster
278 postcodes
Map of Dorset
Dorset
city average

People

Corfe Mullen has 10,373 residents in 4,303 households; Wimborne Minster has 8,103 in 3,915. Wimborne Minster has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 28%, 3.3 percentage points more than Corfe Mullen (Dorset: 30%). Wimborne Minster has the higher share of people living alone: 40%, 16.1 percentage points more than Corfe Mullen (Dorset: 31%).

10,373Residents (2021)
8,103Residents (2021)
379,579Residents (2021)
4,303Households
3,915Households
169,261Households
14.7%Aged 15–29
15.5%Aged 15–29
13.5%Aged 15–29
24.3%Aged 65 and over
27.6%Aged 65 and over
29.6%Aged 65 and over
24.1%Living alone
40.2%Living alone
30.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Corfe Mullen (58%) and flats in Wimborne Minster (28%). Corfe Mullen has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 82%, 25.1 percentage points more than Wimborne Minster (Dorset: 70%). Wimborne Minster has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 8 percentage points more than Corfe Mullen (Dorset: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £395,000 in Corfe Mullen and £380,000 in Wimborne Minster, against £345,000 across Dorset.

£395,000Median sale price
£380,000Median sale price
£345,000Median sale price
82.4%Owner-occupied
57.3%Owner-occupied
70.4%Owner-occupied
10.4%Private renting
18.4%Private renting
16.3%Private renting
6.9%Social renting
22.5%Social renting
12.3%Social renting
57.5%Detached houses
22.0%Detached houses
40.6%Detached houses
17.7%Semi-detached houses
21.1%Semi-detached houses
23.4%Semi-detached houses
15.0%Terraced houses
22.2%Terraced houses
19.3%Terraced houses
8.4%Flats
28.4%Flats
11.6%Flats

Surroundings

Corfe Mullen has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 31%, 10.4 percentage points more than Wimborne Minster (Dorset: 26%). A typical postcode has 29 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Corfe Mullen, and 72 in Wimborne Minster. The typical postcode is 462 m from the nearest school in Corfe Mullen and 406 m in Wimborne Minster. The typical postcode is 4,916 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Corfe Mullen and 8,589 m in Wimborne Minster. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 79% of premises in Corfe Mullen and 82% in Wimborne Minster.

31.2%Green space within 500 m
20.8%Green space within 500 m
26.4%Green space within 500 m
29Services within 15 min (median)
72Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
462 mNearest school (median)
406 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
4.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
8.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
5Postcodes in flood risk areas
141Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,586Postcodes in flood risk areas
78.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
82.3%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 70 in Wimborne Minster, 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
70Recorded 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.

Wimborne Minster

Wimborne Minster is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 8,103 people in 3,915 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £380,000 over the past two years, 10% above the Dorset median. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 21% below the Dorset average.

More comparisons.

Corfe Mullen and Wimborne Minster next to other wards of Dorset.

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