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Shaftesbury Town
vs Stalbridge & Marnhull

Shaftesbury Town has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Stalbridge & Marnhull. Homes in Stalbridge & Marnhull sold for a median of £347,500, 26% above Shaftesbury Town. Shaftesbury Town has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 13%).

Map of Dorset with Shaftesbury Town highlighted
Shaftesbury Town
259 postcodes
Map of Dorset with Stalbridge & Marnhull highlighted
Stalbridge & Marnhull
217 postcodes
Map of Dorset
Dorset
city average

People

Shaftesbury Town has 9,163 residents in 4,128 households; Stalbridge & Marnhull has 5,152 in 2,349. Stalbridge & Marnhull has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 36%, 12.7 percentage points more than Shaftesbury Town (Dorset: 30%). Shaftesbury Town has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 4.8 percentage points more than Stalbridge & Marnhull (Dorset: 31%).

9,163Residents (2021)
5,152Residents (2021)
379,579Residents (2021)
4,128Households
2,349Households
169,261Households
16.0%Aged 15–29
10.6%Aged 15–29
13.5%Aged 15–29
23.6%Aged 65 and over
36.3%Aged 65 and over
29.6%Aged 65 and over
33.8%Living alone
29.0%Living alone
30.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Shaftesbury Town (30%) and detached houses in Stalbridge & Marnhull (47%). Stalbridge & Marnhull has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 75%, 12.3 percentage points more than Shaftesbury Town (Dorset: 70%). Shaftesbury Town has the higher share of private renting: 19%, 8.1 percentage points more than Stalbridge & Marnhull (Dorset: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £275,000 in Shaftesbury Town and £347,500 in Stalbridge & Marnhull, against £345,000 across Dorset.

£275,000Median sale price
£347,500Median sale price
£345,000Median sale price
62.8%Owner-occupied
75.1%Owner-occupied
70.4%Owner-occupied
19.1%Private renting
11.0%Private renting
16.3%Private renting
15.8%Social renting
13.2%Social renting
12.3%Social renting
27.0%Detached houses
47.0%Detached houses
40.6%Detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
39.2%Semi-detached houses
23.4%Semi-detached houses
29.6%Terraced houses
10.1%Terraced houses
19.3%Terraced houses
13.0%Flats
1.9%Flats
11.6%Flats

Surroundings

Shaftesbury Town has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 3.8 percentage points more than Stalbridge & Marnhull (Dorset: 26%). A typical postcode has 60 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Shaftesbury Town, and 14 in Stalbridge & Marnhull. The typical postcode is 476 m from the nearest school in Shaftesbury Town and 700 m in Stalbridge & Marnhull. The typical postcode is 6,347 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Shaftesbury Town and 5,638 m in Stalbridge & Marnhull. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 87% of premises in Shaftesbury Town and 88% in Stalbridge & Marnhull.

16.4%Green space within 500 m
12.6%Green space within 500 m
26.4%Green space within 500 m
60Services within 15 min (median)
14Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
476 mNearest school (median)
700 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
6.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
5.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
5Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,586Postcodes in flood risk areas
86.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
88.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
72.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 74 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Shaftesbury Town and 35 in Stalbridge & Marnhull, 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.

74Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
35Recorded 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.

Shaftesbury Town

Shaftesbury Town is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 9,163 people in 4,128 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £275,000 over the past two years, 20% below the Dorset median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 38% below the Dorset average.

Stalbridge & Marnhull

Stalbridge & Marnhull is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 5,152 people in 2,349 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £347,500 over the past two years, in line with the Dorset median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 52% below the Dorset average.

More comparisons.

Shaftesbury Town and Stalbridge & Marnhull next to other wards of Dorset.

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