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Dorchester Poundbury
vs Winterborne & Broadmayne

Dorchester Poundbury has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Winterborne & Broadmayne. Homes in Dorchester Poundbury sold for a median of £390,000, 13% above Winterborne & Broadmayne. Winterborne & Broadmayne has more green space nearby (38% within 500 m, against 26%).

Map of Dorset with Dorchester Poundbury highlighted
Dorchester Poundbury
232 postcodes
Map of Dorset with Winterborne & Broadmayne highlighted
Winterborne & Broadmayne
182 postcodes
Map of Dorset
Dorset
city average

People

Dorchester Poundbury has 4,072 residents in 2,010 households; Winterborne & Broadmayne has 4,287 in 1,880. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (31% and 31%). Dorchester Poundbury has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 8.3 percentage points more than Winterborne & Broadmayne (Dorset: 31%).

4,072Residents (2021)
4,287Residents (2021)
379,579Residents (2021)
2,010Households
1,880Households
169,261Households
15.5%Aged 15–29
12.0%Aged 15–29
13.5%Aged 15–29
30.6%Aged 65 and over
30.6%Aged 65 and over
29.6%Aged 65 and over
34.1%Living alone
25.8%Living alone
30.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Dorchester Poundbury (41%) and detached houses in Winterborne & Broadmayne (48%). Winterborne & Broadmayne has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 17.8 percentage points more than Dorchester Poundbury (Dorset: 70%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (17% and 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £390,000 in Dorchester Poundbury and £345,000 in Winterborne & Broadmayne, against £345,000 across Dorset.

£390,000Median sale price
£345,000Median sale price
£345,000Median sale price
56.1%Owner-occupied
73.9%Owner-occupied
70.4%Owner-occupied
17.1%Private renting
16.3%Private renting
16.3%Private renting
21.0%Social renting
8.5%Social renting
12.3%Social renting
13.8%Detached houses
47.5%Detached houses
40.6%Detached houses
13.7%Semi-detached houses
26.1%Semi-detached houses
23.4%Semi-detached houses
29.1%Terraced houses
21.1%Terraced houses
19.3%Terraced houses
40.6%Flats
2.4%Flats
11.6%Flats

Surroundings

Winterborne & Broadmayne has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 38%, 12.4 percentage points more than Dorchester Poundbury (Dorset: 26%). A typical postcode has 61 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Dorchester Poundbury, and 5 in Winterborne & Broadmayne. The typical postcode is 407 m from the nearest school in Dorchester Poundbury and 1,324 m in Winterborne & Broadmayne. The typical postcode is 1,587 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Dorchester Poundbury and 4,216 m in Winterborne & Broadmayne. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 85% of premises in Dorchester Poundbury and 58% in Winterborne & Broadmayne.

25.7%Green space within 500 m
38.1%Green space within 500 m
26.4%Green space within 500 m
61Services within 15 min (median)
5Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
407 mNearest school (median)
1.3 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
4.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
27Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,586Postcodes in flood risk areas
84.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
58.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
72.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 106 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Dorchester Poundbury and 23 in Winterborne & Broadmayne, 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.

106Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
23Recorded 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.

Dorchester Poundbury

Dorchester Poundbury is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 4,072 people in 2,010 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £390,000 over the past two years, 13% 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.

Winterborne & Broadmayne

Winterborne & Broadmayne is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 4,287 people in 1,880 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £345,000 over the past two years, in line with the Dorset median. On average 38% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 44% above the Dorset average.

More comparisons.

Dorchester Poundbury and Winterborne & Broadmayne next to other wards of Dorset.

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