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Cranborne Chase
vs Winterborne North

Cranborne Chase has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Winterborne North. Homes in Cranborne Chase sold for a median of £510,000, 36% above Winterborne North. Winterborne North has more green space nearby (31% within 500 m, against 17%).

Map of Dorset with Cranborne Chase highlighted
Cranborne Chase
207 postcodes
Map of Dorset with Winterborne North highlighted
Winterborne North
159 postcodes
Map of Dorset
Dorset
city average

People

Cranborne Chase has 5,177 residents in 1,881 households; Winterborne North has 4,266 in 1,856. Winterborne North has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 27%, 6.9 percentage points more than Cranborne Chase (Dorset: 30%). Winterborne North has the higher share of people living alone: 25%, 2.2 percentage points more than Cranborne Chase (Dorset: 31%).

5,177Residents (2021)
4,266Residents (2021)
379,579Residents (2021)
1,881Households
1,856Households
169,261Households
19.6%Aged 15–29
11.9%Aged 15–29
13.5%Aged 15–29
20.1%Aged 65 and over
27.0%Aged 65 and over
29.6%Aged 65 and over
22.4%Living alone
24.6%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 42% in Winterborne North. Winterborne North has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 16 percentage points more than Cranborne Chase (Dorset: 70%). Cranborne Chase has the higher share of private renting: 34%, 22.1 percentage points more than Winterborne North (Dorset: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £510,000 in Cranborne Chase and £374,995 in Winterborne North, against £345,000 across Dorset.

£510,000Median sale price
£374,995Median sale price
£345,000Median sale price
55.2%Owner-occupied
71.2%Owner-occupied
70.4%Owner-occupied
34.3%Private renting
12.2%Private renting
16.3%Private renting
10.1%Social renting
15.5%Social renting
12.3%Social renting
40.8%Detached houses
42.1%Detached houses
40.6%Detached houses
38.4%Semi-detached houses
32.4%Semi-detached houses
23.4%Semi-detached houses
12.3%Terraced houses
18.9%Terraced houses
19.3%Terraced houses
3.7%Flats
4.3%Flats
11.6%Flats

Surroundings

Winterborne North has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 31%, 14 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 7 in Winterborne North. The typical postcode is 1,579 m from the nearest school in Cranborne Chase and 1,207 m in Winterborne North. The typical postcode is 13,147 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Cranborne Chase and 15,939 m in Winterborne North. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 86% of premises in Cranborne Chase and 90% in Winterborne North.

17.3%Green space within 500 m
31.3%Green space within 500 m
26.4%Green space within 500 m
4Services within 15 min (median)
7Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
1.6 kmNearest school (median)
1.2 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
13.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
15.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
24Postcodes in flood risk areas
32Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,586Postcodes in flood risk areas
85.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
90.5%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 69 in Winterborne North, 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
69Recorded 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.

Winterborne North

Winterborne North is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 4,266 people in 1,856 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £374,995 over the past two years, 9% above the Dorset median. On average 31% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 19% above the Dorset average.

More comparisons.

Cranborne Chase and Winterborne North next to other wards of Dorset.

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