St Leonards & St Ives
vs West Moors & Three Legged Cross
West Moors & Three Legged Cross has the younger population: 11% of residents are aged 15–29, against 10% in St Leonards & St Ives. Homes in St Leonards & St Ives sold for a median of £650,000, 66% above West Moors & Three Legged Cross. St Leonards & St Ives has more green space nearby (40% within 500 m, against 29%).
People
St Leonards & St Ives has 7,906 residents in 3,476 households; West Moors & Three Legged Cross has 8,874 in 4,122. West Moors & Three Legged Cross has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 41%, 1.5 percentage points more than St Leonards & St Ives (Dorset: 30%). West Moors & Three Legged Cross has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 5.7 percentage points more than St Leonards & St Ives (Dorset: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 81% of homes in St Leonards & St Ives and 58% in West Moors & Three Legged Cross. St Leonards & St Ives has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 88%, 7.5 percentage points more than West Moors & Three Legged Cross (Dorset: 70%). West Moors & Three Legged Cross has the higher share of private renting: 9%, 2.1 percentage points more than St Leonards & St Ives (Dorset: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £650,000 in St Leonards & St Ives and £392,500 in West Moors & Three Legged Cross, against £345,000 across Dorset.
Surroundings
St Leonards & St Ives has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 40%, 11.1 percentage points more than West Moors & Three Legged Cross (Dorset: 26%). A typical postcode has 13 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in St Leonards & St Ives, and 21 in West Moors & Three Legged Cross. The typical postcode is 1,311 m from the nearest school in St Leonards & St Ives and 448 m in West Moors & Three Legged Cross. The typical postcode is 2,461 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in St Leonards & St Ives and 3,608 m in West Moors & Three Legged Cross. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 30% of premises in St Leonards & St Ives and 52% in West Moors & Three Legged Cross.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 40 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in St Leonards & St Ives and 48 in West Moors & Three Legged Cross, 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.
St Leonards & St Ives is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 7,906 people in 3,476 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £650,000 over the past two years, 88% above the Dorset median. On average 40% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 52% above the Dorset average.
West Moors & Three Legged Cross is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 8,874 people in 4,122 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £392,500 over the past two years, 14% above the Dorset median. On average 29% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 9% above the Dorset average.
More comparisons.
St Leonards & St Ives and West Moors & Three Legged Cross next to other wards of Dorset.