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Verwood
vs West Moors & Three Legged Cross

Verwood has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in West Moors & Three Legged Cross. Homes in Verwood sold for a median of £395,000, in line with West Moors & Three Legged Cross. West Moors & Three Legged Cross has more green space nearby (29% within 500 m, against 21%).

Map of Dorset with Verwood highlighted
Verwood
296 postcodes
Map of Dorset with West Moors & Three Legged Cross highlighted
West Moors & Three Legged Cross
224 postcodes
Map of Dorset
Dorset
city average

People

Verwood has 13,706 residents in 5,810 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%, 13.2 percentage points more than Verwood (Dorset: 30%). West Moors & Three Legged Cross has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 5.9 percentage points more than Verwood (Dorset: 31%).

13,706Residents (2021)
8,874Residents (2021)
379,579Residents (2021)
5,810Households
4,122Households
169,261Households
13.9%Aged 15–29
10.6%Aged 15–29
13.5%Aged 15–29
27.6%Aged 65 and over
40.8%Aged 65 and over
29.6%Aged 65 and over
23.9%Living alone
29.8%Living alone
30.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 67% of homes in Verwood and 58% in West Moors & Three Legged Cross. Verwood has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 83%, 1.9 percentage points more than West Moors & Three Legged Cross (Dorset: 70%). Verwood has the higher share of private renting: 11%, 1.5 percentage points more than West Moors & Three Legged Cross (Dorset: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £395,000 in Verwood and £392,500 in West Moors & Three Legged Cross, against £345,000 across Dorset.

£395,000Median sale price
£392,500Median sale price
£345,000Median sale price
82.5%Owner-occupied
80.6%Owner-occupied
70.4%Owner-occupied
10.8%Private renting
9.3%Private renting
16.3%Private renting
6.2%Social renting
9.6%Social renting
12.3%Social renting
67.3%Detached houses
58.1%Detached houses
40.6%Detached houses
12.5%Semi-detached houses
17.4%Semi-detached houses
23.4%Semi-detached houses
10.8%Terraced houses
6.2%Terraced houses
19.3%Terraced houses
7.5%Flats
10.9%Flats
11.6%Flats

Surroundings

West Moors & Three Legged Cross has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 29%, 7.7 percentage points more than Verwood (Dorset: 26%). A typical postcode has 24 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Verwood, and 21 in West Moors & Three Legged Cross. The typical postcode is 679 m from the nearest school in Verwood and 448 m in West Moors & Three Legged Cross. The typical postcode is 2,934 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Verwood and 3,608 m in West Moors & Three Legged Cross. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 88% of premises in Verwood and 52% in West Moors & Three Legged Cross.

21.2%Green space within 500 m
28.9%Green space within 500 m
26.4%Green space within 500 m
24Services within 15 min (median)
21Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
679 mNearest school (median)
448 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
3.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
5Postcodes in flood risk areas
15Postcodes in flood risk areas
1,586Postcodes in flood risk areas
87.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
52.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
72.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 28 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Verwood 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.

28Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
48Recorded 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.

Verwood

Verwood is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 13,706 people in 5,810 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £395,000 over the past two years, 14% above the Dorset median. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 20% below the Dorset average.

West Moors & Three Legged Cross

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.

Verwood and West Moors & Three Legged Cross next to other wards of Dorset.

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