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Lyme & Charmouth
vs Marshwood Vale

Lyme & Charmouth has the younger population: 11% of residents are aged 15–29, against 10% in Marshwood Vale. Homes in Lyme & Charmouth sold for a median of £470,000, 6% above Marshwood Vale. Marshwood Vale has more green space nearby (33% within 500 m, against 26%).

Map of Dorset with Lyme & Charmouth highlighted
Lyme & Charmouth
263 postcodes
Map of Dorset with Marshwood Vale highlighted
Marshwood Vale
261 postcodes
Map of Dorset
Dorset
city average

People

Lyme & Charmouth has 5,078 residents in 2,508 households; Marshwood Vale has 4,560 in 2,062. Lyme & Charmouth has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 41%, 3.7 percentage points more than Marshwood Vale (Dorset: 30%). Lyme & Charmouth has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 10.2 percentage points more than Marshwood Vale (Dorset: 31%).

5,078Residents (2021)
4,560Residents (2021)
379,579Residents (2021)
2,508Households
2,062Households
169,261Households
10.6%Aged 15–29
10.2%Aged 15–29
13.5%Aged 15–29
41.2%Aged 65 and over
37.5%Aged 65 and over
29.6%Aged 65 and over
36.7%Living alone
26.5%Living alone
30.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 43% of homes in Lyme & Charmouth and 60% in Marshwood Vale. Marshwood Vale has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 76%, 5.8 percentage points more than Lyme & Charmouth (Dorset: 70%). Marshwood Vale has the higher share of private renting: 14%, 2.2 percentage points more than Lyme & Charmouth (Dorset: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £470,000 in Lyme & Charmouth and £442,750 in Marshwood Vale, against £345,000 across Dorset.

£470,000Median sale price
£442,750Median sale price
£345,000Median sale price
70.5%Owner-occupied
76.3%Owner-occupied
70.4%Owner-occupied
12.2%Private renting
14.4%Private renting
16.3%Private renting
16.0%Social renting
8.7%Social renting
12.3%Social renting
42.8%Detached houses
60.0%Detached houses
40.6%Detached houses
20.8%Semi-detached houses
24.9%Semi-detached houses
23.4%Semi-detached houses
15.4%Terraced houses
9.5%Terraced houses
19.3%Terraced houses
13.1%Flats
2.1%Flats
11.6%Flats

Surroundings

Marshwood Vale has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 33%, 6.6 percentage points more than Lyme & Charmouth (Dorset: 26%). A typical postcode has 62 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Lyme & Charmouth, and 3 in Marshwood Vale. The typical postcode is 439 m from the nearest school in Lyme & Charmouth and 2,241 m in Marshwood Vale. The typical postcode is 19,366 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Lyme & Charmouth and 10,704 m in Marshwood Vale. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 23% of premises in Lyme & Charmouth and 33% in Marshwood Vale.

25.9%Green space within 500 m
32.5%Green space within 500 m
26.4%Green space within 500 m
62Services within 15 min (median)
3Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
439 mNearest school (median)
2.2 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
19.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
10.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
29Postcodes in flood risk areas
29Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,586Postcodes in flood risk areas
23.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
33.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
72.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 41 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Lyme & Charmouth and 16 in Marshwood Vale, 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.

41Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
16Recorded 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.

Lyme & Charmouth

Lyme & Charmouth is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 5,078 people in 2,508 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £470,000 over the past two years, 36% 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.

Marshwood Vale

Marshwood Vale is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 4,560 people in 2,062 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £442,750 over the past two years, 28% above the Dorset median. On average 33% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 23% above the Dorset average.

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