Littlemoor & Preston
vs Radipole
Radipole has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Littlemoor & Preston. Homes in Littlemoor & Preston sold for a median of £320,000, 5% above Radipole. Littlemoor & Preston has more green space nearby (29% within 500 m, against 19%).
People
Littlemoor & Preston has 9,864 residents in 4,626 households; Radipole has 9,445 in 4,184. Littlemoor & Preston has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 32%, 2 percentage points more than Radipole (Dorset: 30%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (32% and 32%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 39% of homes in Littlemoor & Preston and 40% in Radipole. Radipole has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 72%, 1.2 percentage points more than Littlemoor & Preston (Dorset: 70%). Radipole has the higher share of private renting: 19%, 5.8 percentage points more than Littlemoor & Preston (Dorset: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £320,000 in Littlemoor & Preston and £305,000 in Radipole, against £345,000 across Dorset.
Surroundings
Littlemoor & Preston has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 29%, 10.2 percentage points more than Radipole (Dorset: 26%). A typical postcode has 35 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Littlemoor & Preston, and 56 in Radipole. The typical postcode is 761 m from the nearest school in Littlemoor & Preston and 443 m in Radipole. The typical postcode is 1,675 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Littlemoor & Preston and 1,078 m in Radipole. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 84% of premises in Littlemoor & Preston and 79% in Radipole.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 53 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Littlemoor & Preston and 61 in Radipole, 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.
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.
Littlemoor & Preston is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 9,864 people in 4,626 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £320,000 over the past two years, 7% below the Dorset median. On average 29% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 9% above the Dorset average.
Radipole is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 9,445 people in 4,184 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £305,000 over the past two years, 12% below the Dorset median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 29% below the Dorset average.
More comparisons.
Littlemoor & Preston and Radipole next to other wards of Dorset.