West Moors & Three Legged Cross
vs West Parley

West Parley has the younger population: 11% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in West Moors & Three Legged Cross. Homes in West Parley sold for a median of £445,000, 13% above West Moors & Three Legged Cross. West Moors & Three Legged Cross has more green space nearby (29% within 500 m, against 23%).

West Moors & Three Legged Cross

224 postcodes

West Parley

109 postcodes

Dorset

city average

People

West Moors & Three Legged Cross has 8,874 residents in 4,122 households; West Parley has 3,665 in 1,599. West Moors & Three Legged Cross has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 41%, 3.4 percentage points more than West Parley (Dorset: 30%). West Moors & Three Legged Cross has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 6 percentage points more than West Parley (Dorset: 31%).

8,874Residents (2021)

3,665Residents (2021)

379,579Residents (2021)

4,122Households

1,599Households

169,261Households

10.6%Aged 15–29

10.9%Aged 15–29

13.5%Aged 15–29

40.8%Aged 65 and over

37.4%Aged 65 and over

29.6%Aged 65 and over

29.8%Living alone

23.8%Living alone

30.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 58% of homes in West Moors & Three Legged Cross and 88% in West Parley. West Parley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 91%, 10.3 percentage points more than West Moors & Three Legged Cross (Dorset: 70%). West Moors & Three Legged Cross has the higher share of private renting: 9%, 1.4 percentage points more than West Parley (Dorset: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £392,500 in West Moors & Three Legged Cross and £445,000 in West Parley, against £345,000 across Dorset.

£392,500Median sale price

£445,000Median sale price

£345,000Median sale price

80.6%Owner-occupied

90.9%Owner-occupied

70.4%Owner-occupied

9.3%Private renting

7.9%Private renting

16.3%Private renting

9.6%Social renting

0.9%Social renting

12.3%Social renting

58.1%Detached houses

87.9%Detached houses

40.6%Detached houses

17.4%Semi-detached houses

2.0%Semi-detached houses

23.4%Semi-detached houses

6.2%Terraced houses

0.7%Terraced houses

19.3%Terraced houses

10.9%Flats

7.1%Flats

11.6%Flats

Surroundings

West Moors & Three Legged Cross has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 29%, 5.8 percentage points more than West Parley (Dorset: 26%). A typical postcode has 21 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in West Moors & Three Legged Cross, and 22 in West Parley. The typical postcode is 448 m from the nearest school in West Moors & Three Legged Cross and 989 m in West Parley. The typical postcode is 3,608 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in West Moors & Three Legged Cross and 6,686 m in West Parley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 52% of premises in West Moors & Three Legged Cross and 45% in West Parley.

28.9%Green space within 500 m

23.1%Green space within 500 m

26.4%Green space within 500 m

21Services within 15 min (median)

22Services within 15 min (median)

23Services within 15 min (median)

448 mNearest school (median)

989 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

3.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

6.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

15Postcodes in flood risk areas

2Postcodes in flood risk areas

1,586Postcodes in flood risk areas

52.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)

44.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

72.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 48 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in West Moors & Three Legged Cross and 25 in West Parley, 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.

48Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

25Recorded 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.

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.

West Parley

West Parley is one of 52 wards in Dorset, home to 3,665 people in 1,599 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £445,000 over the past two years, 29% above the Dorset median. On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 12% below the Dorset average.

More comparisons.

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

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