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Puddletown & Lower Winterborne
vs West Purbeck

West Purbeck has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Puddletown & Lower Winterborne. Homes in Puddletown & Lower Winterborne sold for a median of £380,000, 11% above West Purbeck. West Purbeck has more green space nearby (42% within 500 m, against 26%).

Map of Dorset with Puddletown & Lower Winterborne highlighted
Puddletown & Lower Winterborne
243 postcodes
Map of Dorset with West Purbeck highlighted
West Purbeck
341 postcodes
Map of Dorset
Dorset
city average

People

Puddletown & Lower Winterborne has 5,492 residents in 2,344 households; West Purbeck has 9,852 in 4,016. Puddletown & Lower Winterborne has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 27%, 4.2 percentage points more than West Purbeck (Dorset: 30%). West Purbeck has the higher share of people living alone: 27%, 2.9 percentage points more than Puddletown & Lower Winterborne (Dorset: 31%).

5,492Residents (2021)
9,852Residents (2021)
379,579Residents (2021)
2,344Households
4,016Households
169,261Households
13.2%Aged 15–29
16.4%Aged 15–29
13.5%Aged 15–29
27.1%Aged 65 and over
22.9%Aged 65 and over
29.6%Aged 65 and over
23.6%Living alone
26.5%Living alone
30.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Puddletown & Lower Winterborne (41%) and semi-detached houses in West Purbeck (35%). Puddletown & Lower Winterborne has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 11 percentage points more than West Purbeck (Dorset: 70%). West Purbeck has the higher share of private renting: 23%, 6.7 percentage points more than Puddletown & Lower Winterborne (Dorset: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £380,000 in Puddletown & Lower Winterborne and £341,500 in West Purbeck, against £345,000 across Dorset.

£380,000Median sale price
£341,500Median sale price
£345,000Median sale price
70.8%Owner-occupied
59.8%Owner-occupied
70.4%Owner-occupied
16.4%Private renting
23.1%Private renting
16.3%Private renting
11.9%Social renting
16.1%Social renting
12.3%Social renting
41.1%Detached houses
34.9%Detached houses
40.6%Detached houses
34.8%Semi-detached houses
35.1%Semi-detached houses
23.4%Semi-detached houses
16.5%Terraced houses
21.2%Terraced houses
19.3%Terraced houses
2.8%Flats
6.7%Flats
11.6%Flats

Surroundings

West Purbeck has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 42%, 16.1 percentage points more than Puddletown & Lower Winterborne (Dorset: 26%). A typical postcode has 6 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Puddletown & Lower Winterborne, and 14 in West Purbeck. The typical postcode is 1,338 m from the nearest school in Puddletown & Lower Winterborne and 971 m in West Purbeck. The typical postcode is 8,771 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Puddletown & Lower Winterborne and 3,962 m in West Purbeck. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 35% of premises in Puddletown & Lower Winterborne and 35% in West Purbeck.

25.7%Green space within 500 m
41.8%Green space within 500 m
26.4%Green space within 500 m
6Services within 15 min (median)
14Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
1.3 kmNearest school (median)
971 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
8.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
4.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
59Postcodes in flood risk areas
42Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,586Postcodes in flood risk areas
34.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
34.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
72.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 31 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Puddletown & Lower Winterborne and 56 in West Purbeck, 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.

31Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
56Recorded 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.

Puddletown & Lower Winterborne

Puddletown & Lower Winterborne is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 5,492 people in 2,344 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £380,000 over the past two years, 10% 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.

West Purbeck

West Purbeck is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 9,852 people in 4,016 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £341,500 over the past two years, in line with the Dorset median. On average 42% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 58% above the Dorset average.

More comparisons.

Puddletown & Lower Winterborne and West Purbeck next to other wards of Dorset.

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