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Melcombe Regis
vs Westham

Westham has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Melcombe Regis. Homes in Westham sold for a median of £257,000, 41% above Melcombe Regis. Westham has more green space nearby (11% within 500 m, against 4%).

Map of Dorset with Melcombe Regis highlighted
Melcombe Regis
175 postcodes
Map of Dorset with Westham highlighted
Westham
196 postcodes
Map of Dorset
Dorset
city average

People

Melcombe Regis has 4,628 residents in 2,604 households; Westham has 9,607 in 4,292. Melcombe Regis has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 3.7 percentage points more than Westham (Dorset: 30%). Melcombe Regis has the higher share of people living alone: 53%, 18.3 percentage points more than Westham (Dorset: 31%).

4,628Residents (2021)
9,607Residents (2021)
379,579Residents (2021)
2,604Households
4,292Households
169,261Households
16.0%Aged 15–29
16.7%Aged 15–29
13.5%Aged 15–29
25.0%Aged 65 and over
21.3%Aged 65 and over
29.6%Aged 65 and over
53.2%Living alone
34.9%Living alone
30.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Melcombe Regis (40%) and semi-detached houses in Westham (35%). Westham has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 57%, 14.1 percentage points more than Melcombe Regis (Dorset: 70%). Melcombe Regis has the higher share of private renting: 50%, 32.8 percentage points more than Westham (Dorset: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £182,500 in Melcombe Regis and £257,000 in Westham, against £345,000 across Dorset.

£182,500Median sale price
£257,000Median sale price
£345,000Median sale price
42.9%Owner-occupied
57.0%Owner-occupied
70.4%Owner-occupied
50.0%Private renting
17.2%Private renting
16.3%Private renting
6.4%Social renting
24.6%Social renting
12.3%Social renting
3.2%Detached houses
9.2%Detached houses
40.6%Detached houses
3.5%Semi-detached houses
34.9%Semi-detached houses
23.4%Semi-detached houses
20.4%Terraced houses
27.5%Terraced houses
19.3%Terraced houses
39.8%Flats
22.1%Flats
11.6%Flats

Surroundings

Westham has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 11%, 6.9 percentage points more than Melcombe Regis (Dorset: 26%). A typical postcode has 207 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Melcombe Regis, and 85 in Westham. The typical postcode is 949 m from the nearest school in Melcombe Regis and 364 m in Westham. The typical postcode is 502 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Melcombe Regis and 1,245 m in Westham. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 33% of premises in Melcombe Regis and 89% in Westham.

3.8%Green space within 500 m
10.7%Green space within 500 m
26.4%Green space within 500 m
207Services within 15 min (median)
85Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
949 mNearest school (median)
364 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
502 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
90Postcodes in flood risk areas
3Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,586Postcodes in flood risk areas
32.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
88.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
72.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 437 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Melcombe Regis and 101 in Westham, 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.

437Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
101Recorded 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.

Melcombe Regis

Melcombe Regis is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 4,628 people in 2,604 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £182,500 over the past two years, 47% below the Dorset median. On average 4% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 86% below the Dorset average.

Westham

Westham is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 9,607 people in 4,292 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £257,000 over the past two years, 26% below the Dorset median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 59% below the Dorset average.

More comparisons.

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