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Stour & Allen Vale
vs Wimborne Minster

Wimborne Minster has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Stour & Allen Vale. Homes in Stour & Allen Vale sold for a median of £527,500, 39% above Wimborne Minster. Stour & Allen Vale has more green space nearby (32% within 500 m, against 21%).

Map of Dorset with Stour & Allen Vale highlighted
Stour & Allen Vale
210 postcodes
Map of Dorset with Wimborne Minster highlighted
Wimborne Minster
278 postcodes
Map of Dorset
Dorset
city average

People

Stour & Allen Vale has 4,962 residents in 1,988 households; Wimborne Minster has 8,103 in 3,915. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (27% and 28%). Wimborne Minster has the higher share of people living alone: 40%, 20.8 percentage points more than Stour & Allen Vale (Dorset: 31%).

4,962Residents (2021)
8,103Residents (2021)
379,579Residents (2021)
1,988Households
3,915Households
169,261Households
13.0%Aged 15–29
15.5%Aged 15–29
13.5%Aged 15–29
27.3%Aged 65 and over
27.6%Aged 65 and over
29.6%Aged 65 and over
19.4%Living alone
40.2%Living alone
30.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Stour & Allen Vale (64%) and flats in Wimborne Minster (28%). Stour & Allen Vale has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 72%, 15 percentage points more than Wimborne Minster (Dorset: 70%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (18% and 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £527,500 in Stour & Allen Vale and £380,000 in Wimborne Minster, against £345,000 across Dorset.

£527,500Median sale price
£380,000Median sale price
£345,000Median sale price
72.3%Owner-occupied
57.3%Owner-occupied
70.4%Owner-occupied
17.5%Private renting
18.4%Private renting
16.3%Private renting
9.8%Social renting
22.5%Social renting
12.3%Social renting
64.1%Detached houses
22.0%Detached houses
40.6%Detached houses
23.6%Semi-detached houses
21.1%Semi-detached houses
23.4%Semi-detached houses
7.2%Terraced houses
22.2%Terraced houses
19.3%Terraced houses
1.5%Flats
28.4%Flats
11.6%Flats

Surroundings

Stour & Allen Vale has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 32%, 11.5 percentage points more than Wimborne Minster (Dorset: 26%). A typical postcode has 4 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Stour & Allen Vale, and 72 in Wimborne Minster. The typical postcode is 1,508 m from the nearest school in Stour & Allen Vale and 406 m in Wimborne Minster. The typical postcode is 8,675 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Stour & Allen Vale and 8,589 m in Wimborne Minster. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 74% of premises in Stour & Allen Vale and 82% in Wimborne Minster.

32.3%Green space within 500 m
20.8%Green space within 500 m
26.4%Green space within 500 m
4Services within 15 min (median)
72Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
1.5 kmNearest school (median)
406 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
8.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
8.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
42Postcodes in flood risk areas
141Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,586Postcodes in flood risk areas
73.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
82.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
72.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 38 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Stour & Allen Vale and 70 in Wimborne Minster, 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.

38Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
70Recorded 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.

Stour & Allen Vale

Stour & Allen Vale is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 4,962 people in 1,988 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £527,500 over the past two years, 53% above the Dorset median. On average 32% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 22% above the Dorset average.

Wimborne Minster

Wimborne Minster is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 8,103 people in 3,915 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £380,000 over the past two years, 10% above the Dorset median. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 21% below the Dorset average.

More comparisons.

Stour & Allen Vale and Wimborne Minster next to other wards of Dorset.

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