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Ferndown North
vs St Leonards & St Ives

Ferndown North has the younger population: 11% of residents are aged 15–29, against 10% in St Leonards & St Ives. Homes in St Leonards & St Ives sold for a median of £650,000, 63% above Ferndown North. St Leonards & St Ives has more green space nearby (40% within 500 m, against 27%).

Map of Dorset with Ferndown North highlighted
Ferndown North
321 postcodes
Map of Dorset with St Leonards & St Ives highlighted
St Leonards & St Ives
238 postcodes
Map of Dorset
Dorset
city average

People

Ferndown North has 8,691 residents in 4,186 households; St Leonards & St Ives has 7,906 in 3,476. Ferndown North has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 41%, 1.5 percentage points more than St Leonards & St Ives (Dorset: 30%). Ferndown North has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 9 percentage points more than St Leonards & St Ives (Dorset: 31%).

8,691Residents (2021)
7,906Residents (2021)
379,579Residents (2021)
4,186Households
3,476Households
169,261Households
10.7%Aged 15–29
10.0%Aged 15–29
13.5%Aged 15–29
40.8%Aged 65 and over
39.3%Aged 65 and over
29.6%Aged 65 and over
33.1%Living alone
24.1%Living alone
30.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 61% of homes in Ferndown North and 81% in St Leonards & St Ives. St Leonards & St Ives has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 88%, 5.9 percentage points more than Ferndown North (Dorset: 70%). Ferndown North has the higher share of private renting: 12%, 4.5 percentage points more than St Leonards & St Ives (Dorset: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £400,000 in Ferndown North and £650,000 in St Leonards & St Ives, against £345,000 across Dorset.

£400,000Median sale price
£650,000Median sale price
£345,000Median sale price
82.2%Owner-occupied
88.1%Owner-occupied
70.4%Owner-occupied
11.7%Private renting
7.2%Private renting
16.3%Private renting
5.7%Social renting
3.5%Social renting
12.3%Social renting
61.3%Detached houses
81.2%Detached houses
40.6%Detached houses
12.8%Semi-detached houses
5.2%Semi-detached houses
23.4%Semi-detached houses
4.5%Terraced houses
3.2%Terraced houses
19.3%Terraced houses
16.5%Flats
2.5%Flats
11.6%Flats

Surroundings

St Leonards & St Ives has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 40%, 12.6 percentage points more than Ferndown North (Dorset: 26%). A typical postcode has 33 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Ferndown North, and 13 in St Leonards & St Ives. The typical postcode is 879 m from the nearest school in Ferndown North and 1,311 m in St Leonards & St Ives. The typical postcode is 5,956 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Ferndown North and 2,461 m in St Leonards & St Ives. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 74% of premises in Ferndown North and 30% in St Leonards & St Ives.

27.4%Green space within 500 m
40.0%Green space within 500 m
26.4%Green space within 500 m
33Services within 15 min (median)
13Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
879 mNearest school (median)
1.3 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
6.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
8Postcodes in flood risk areas
9Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,586Postcodes in flood risk areas
74.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
30.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
72.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 52 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Ferndown North and 40 in St Leonards & St Ives, 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.

52Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
40Recorded 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.

Ferndown North

Ferndown North is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 8,691 people in 4,186 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £400,000 over the past two years, 16% above the Dorset median. On average 27% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 4% above the Dorset average.

St Leonards & St Ives

St Leonards & St Ives is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 7,906 people in 3,476 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £650,000 over the past two years, 88% above the Dorset median. On average 40% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 52% above the Dorset average.

More comparisons.

Ferndown North and St Leonards & St Ives next to other wards of Dorset.

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