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Dorchester West
vs Winterborne & Broadmayne

Dorchester West has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Winterborne & Broadmayne. Homes in Winterborne & Broadmayne sold for a median of £345,000, 15% above Dorchester West. Winterborne & Broadmayne has more green space nearby (38% within 500 m, against 15%).

Map of Dorset with Dorchester West highlighted
Dorchester West
282 postcodes
Map of Dorset with Winterborne & Broadmayne highlighted
Winterborne & Broadmayne
182 postcodes
Map of Dorset
Dorset
city average

People

Dorchester West has 8,595 residents in 3,969 households; Winterborne & Broadmayne has 4,287 in 1,880. Winterborne & Broadmayne has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 31%, 3.6 percentage points more than Dorchester West (Dorset: 30%). Dorchester West has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 11.5 percentage points more than Winterborne & Broadmayne (Dorset: 31%).

8,595Residents (2021)
4,287Residents (2021)
379,579Residents (2021)
3,969Households
1,880Households
169,261Households
15.1%Aged 15–29
12.0%Aged 15–29
13.5%Aged 15–29
27.0%Aged 65 and over
30.6%Aged 65 and over
29.6%Aged 65 and over
37.3%Living alone
25.8%Living alone
30.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Dorchester West (32%) and detached houses in Winterborne & Broadmayne (48%). Winterborne & Broadmayne has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 11.3 percentage points more than Dorchester West (Dorset: 70%). Dorchester West has the higher share of private renting: 19%, 2.7 percentage points more than Winterborne & Broadmayne (Dorset: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £300,000 in Dorchester West and £345,000 in Winterborne & Broadmayne, against £345,000 across Dorset.

£300,000Median sale price
£345,000Median sale price
£345,000Median sale price
62.6%Owner-occupied
73.9%Owner-occupied
70.4%Owner-occupied
19.0%Private renting
16.3%Private renting
16.3%Private renting
17.9%Social renting
8.5%Social renting
12.3%Social renting
14.7%Detached houses
47.5%Detached houses
40.6%Detached houses
21.7%Semi-detached houses
26.1%Semi-detached houses
23.4%Semi-detached houses
32.1%Terraced houses
21.1%Terraced houses
19.3%Terraced houses
23.8%Flats
2.4%Flats
11.6%Flats

Surroundings

Winterborne & Broadmayne has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 38%, 23.3 percentage points more than Dorchester West (Dorset: 26%). A typical postcode has 143 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Dorchester West, and 5 in Winterborne & Broadmayne. The typical postcode is 626 m from the nearest school in Dorchester West and 1,324 m in Winterborne & Broadmayne. The typical postcode is 600 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Dorchester West and 4,216 m in Winterborne & Broadmayne. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in Dorchester West and 58% in Winterborne & Broadmayne.

14.8%Green space within 500 m
38.1%Green space within 500 m
26.4%Green space within 500 m
143Services within 15 min (median)
5Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
626 mNearest school (median)
1.3 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
600 mNearest tram or rail (median)
4.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
6Postcodes in flood risk areas
27Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,586Postcodes in flood risk areas
89.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
58.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
72.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 86 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Dorchester West 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.

86Recorded 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 West

Dorchester West is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 8,595 people in 3,969 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £300,000 over the past two years, 13% below the Dorset median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 44% below 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 West and Winterborne & Broadmayne next to other wards of Dorset.

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