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Cranborne Chase
vs Stour & Allen Vale

Cranborne Chase has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Stour & Allen Vale. Homes in Stour & Allen Vale sold for a median of £527,500, 3% above Cranborne Chase. Stour & Allen Vale has more green space nearby (32% within 500 m, against 17%).

Map of Dorset with Cranborne Chase highlighted
Cranborne Chase
207 postcodes
Map of Dorset with Stour & Allen Vale highlighted
Stour & Allen Vale
210 postcodes
Map of Dorset
Dorset
city average

People

Cranborne Chase has 5,177 residents in 1,881 households; Stour & Allen Vale has 4,962 in 1,988. Stour & Allen Vale has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 27%, 7.2 percentage points more than Cranborne Chase (Dorset: 30%). Cranborne Chase has the higher share of people living alone: 22%, 3 percentage points more than Stour & Allen Vale (Dorset: 31%).

5,177Residents (2021)
4,962Residents (2021)
379,579Residents (2021)
1,881Households
1,988Households
169,261Households
19.6%Aged 15–29
13.0%Aged 15–29
13.5%Aged 15–29
20.1%Aged 65 and over
27.3%Aged 65 and over
29.6%Aged 65 and over
22.4%Living alone
19.4%Living alone
30.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 41% of homes in Cranborne Chase and 64% in Stour & Allen Vale. Stour & Allen Vale has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 72%, 17.1 percentage points more than Cranborne Chase (Dorset: 70%). Cranborne Chase has the higher share of private renting: 34%, 16.8 percentage points more than Stour & Allen Vale (Dorset: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £510,000 in Cranborne Chase and £527,500 in Stour & Allen Vale, against £345,000 across Dorset.

£510,000Median sale price
£527,500Median sale price
£345,000Median sale price
55.2%Owner-occupied
72.3%Owner-occupied
70.4%Owner-occupied
34.3%Private renting
17.5%Private renting
16.3%Private renting
10.1%Social renting
9.8%Social renting
12.3%Social renting
40.8%Detached houses
64.1%Detached houses
40.6%Detached houses
38.4%Semi-detached houses
23.6%Semi-detached houses
23.4%Semi-detached houses
12.3%Terraced houses
7.2%Terraced houses
19.3%Terraced houses
3.7%Flats
1.5%Flats
11.6%Flats

Surroundings

Stour & Allen Vale has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 32%, 15 percentage points more than Cranborne Chase (Dorset: 26%). A typical postcode has 4 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Cranborne Chase, and 4 in Stour & Allen Vale. The typical postcode is 1,579 m from the nearest school in Cranborne Chase and 1,508 m in Stour & Allen Vale. The typical postcode is 13,147 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Cranborne Chase and 8,675 m in Stour & Allen Vale. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 86% of premises in Cranborne Chase and 74% in Stour & Allen Vale.

17.3%Green space within 500 m
32.3%Green space within 500 m
26.4%Green space within 500 m
4Services within 15 min (median)
4Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
1.6 kmNearest school (median)
1.5 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
13.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
8.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
24Postcodes in flood risk areas
42Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,586Postcodes in flood risk areas
85.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
73.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
72.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 25 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Cranborne Chase 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.

25Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
38Recorded 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.

Cranborne Chase

Cranborne Chase is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 5,177 people in 1,881 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £510,000 over the past two years, 48% above the Dorset median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 34% below the Dorset average.

Stour & Allen Vale

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.

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