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Crossways
vs Puddletown & Lower Winterborne

Puddletown & Lower Winterborne has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Crossways. Homes in Puddletown & Lower Winterborne sold for a median of £380,000, 9% above Crossways. Crossways has more green space nearby (39% within 500 m, against 26%).

Map of Dorset with Crossways highlighted
Crossways
126 postcodes
Map of Dorset with Puddletown & Lower Winterborne highlighted
Puddletown & Lower Winterborne
243 postcodes
Map of Dorset
Dorset
city average

People

Crossways has 3,736 residents in 1,646 households; Puddletown & Lower Winterborne has 5,492 in 2,344. Crossways has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 29%, 2 percentage points more than Puddletown & Lower Winterborne (Dorset: 30%). Crossways has the higher share of people living alone: 26%, 2.1 percentage points more than Puddletown & Lower Winterborne (Dorset: 31%).

3,736Residents (2021)
5,492Residents (2021)
379,579Residents (2021)
1,646Households
2,344Households
169,261Households
12.9%Aged 15–29
13.2%Aged 15–29
13.5%Aged 15–29
29.1%Aged 65 and over
27.1%Aged 65 and over
29.6%Aged 65 and over
25.7%Living alone
23.6%Living alone
30.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 50% of homes in Crossways and 41% in Puddletown & Lower Winterborne. Crossways has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 2.8 percentage points more than Puddletown & Lower Winterborne (Dorset: 70%). Puddletown & Lower Winterborne has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 2.9 percentage points more than Crossways (Dorset: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £350,000 in Crossways and £380,000 in Puddletown & Lower Winterborne, against £345,000 across Dorset.

£350,000Median sale price
£380,000Median sale price
£345,000Median sale price
73.6%Owner-occupied
70.8%Owner-occupied
70.4%Owner-occupied
13.5%Private renting
16.4%Private renting
16.3%Private renting
12.1%Social renting
11.9%Social renting
12.3%Social renting
49.5%Detached houses
41.1%Detached houses
40.6%Detached houses
22.1%Semi-detached houses
34.8%Semi-detached houses
23.4%Semi-detached houses
14.8%Terraced houses
16.5%Terraced houses
19.3%Terraced houses
7.7%Flats
2.8%Flats
11.6%Flats

Surroundings

Crossways has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 39%, 13.3 percentage points more than Puddletown & Lower Winterborne (Dorset: 26%). A typical postcode has 12 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Crossways, and 6 in Puddletown & Lower Winterborne. The typical postcode is 1,642 m from the nearest school in Crossways and 1,338 m in Puddletown & Lower Winterborne. The typical postcode is 2,819 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Crossways and 8,771 m in Puddletown & Lower Winterborne. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 38% of premises in Crossways and 35% in Puddletown & Lower Winterborne.

39.0%Green space within 500 m
25.7%Green space within 500 m
26.4%Green space within 500 m
12Services within 15 min (median)
6Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
1.6 kmNearest school (median)
1.3 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
8.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
6Postcodes in flood risk areas
59Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,586Postcodes in flood risk areas
37.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
34.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
72.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 42 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Crossways and 31 in Puddletown & Lower Winterborne, 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.

42Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
31Recorded 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.

Crossways

Crossways is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 3,736 people in 1,646 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £350,000 over the past two years, in line with the Dorset median. On average 39% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 48% above the Dorset average.

Puddletown & Lower Winterborne

Puddletown & Lower Winterborne is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 5,492 people in 2,344 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £380,000 over the past two years, 10% above the Dorset median. On average 26% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Dorset average.

More comparisons.

Crossways and Puddletown & Lower Winterborne next to other wards of Dorset.

Crossways vs Winterborne & BroadmayneCrossways vs Dorchester EastCrossways vs Littlemoor & PrestonCrossways vs West PurbeckPuddletown & Lower Winterborne vs West PurbeckPuddletown & Lower Winterborne vs Chalk ValleysPuddletown & Lower Winterborne vs Winterborne NorthAll wards of Dorset