Upwey & Broadwey
vs Winterborne & Broadmayne
Upwey & Broadwey has the younger population: 12% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Winterborne & Broadmayne. Homes in Winterborne & Broadmayne sold for a median of £345,000, in line with Upwey & Broadwey. Winterborne & Broadmayne has more green space nearby (38% within 500 m, against 34%).
People
Upwey & Broadwey has 4,537 residents in 2,015 households; Winterborne & Broadmayne has 4,287 in 1,880. Winterborne & Broadmayne has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 31%, 3.5 percentage points more than Upwey & Broadwey (Dorset: 30%). Upwey & Broadwey has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 2.3 percentage points more than Winterborne & Broadmayne (Dorset: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 41% of homes in Upwey & Broadwey and 48% in Winterborne & Broadmayne. Upwey & Broadwey has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 79%, 4.6 percentage points more than Winterborne & Broadmayne (Dorset: 70%). Winterborne & Broadmayne has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 3.1 percentage points more than Upwey & Broadwey (Dorset: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £340,000 in Upwey & Broadwey and £345,000 in Winterborne & Broadmayne, against £345,000 across Dorset.
Surroundings
Winterborne & Broadmayne has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 38%, 4.1 percentage points more than Upwey & Broadwey (Dorset: 26%). A typical postcode has 25 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Upwey & Broadwey, and 5 in Winterborne & Broadmayne. The typical postcode is 678 m from the nearest school in Upwey & Broadwey and 1,324 m in Winterborne & Broadmayne. The typical postcode is 845 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Upwey & Broadwey and 4,216 m in Winterborne & Broadmayne. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 68% of premises in Upwey & Broadwey and 58% in Winterborne & Broadmayne.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 75 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Upwey & Broadwey and 23 in Winterborne & Broadmayne, 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.
Upwey & Broadwey is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 4,537 people in 2,015 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £340,000 over the past two years, in line with the Dorset median. On average 34% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 29% above the Dorset average.
Winterborne & Broadmayne is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 4,287 people in 1,880 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £345,000 over the past two years, in line with the Dorset median. On average 38% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 44% above the Dorset average.
More comparisons.
Upwey & Broadwey and Winterborne & Broadmayne next to other wards of Dorset.