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Puddletown & Lower Winterborne · Dorset

Puddletown & Lower Winterborne: your neighbourhood

Puddletown & Lower Winterborne electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 34.4% here, compared with 31.5% across Dorset (2.9 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 65 or over: 27.4% here, compared with 29.6% across Dorset (2.2 percentage points lower).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 13.9% here, compared with 15.1% across Dorset (1.2 percentage points lower).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

27.4%

21 March 2021 · Puddletown & Lower Winterborne

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,503 out of 5,489.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.7%

21 March 2021 · Puddletown & Lower Winterborne

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

256 out of 5,492.

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People counted in the census

5,491

21 March 2021 · Puddletown & Lower Winterborne

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

5,491 out of 5,491.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

34.4%

21 March 2021 · Puddletown & Lower Winterborne

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,603 out of 4,662.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

48%

21 March 2021 · Puddletown & Lower Winterborne

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,124 out of 2,342.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

13.9%

21 March 2021 · Puddletown & Lower Winterborne

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

326 out of 2,342.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

42.2%

21 March 2021 · Puddletown & Lower Winterborne

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,968 out of 4,660.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

55.6%

21 March 2021 · Puddletown & Lower Winterborne

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,589 out of 4,660.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

2.8%

21 March 2021 · Puddletown & Lower Winterborne

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

132 out of 4,660.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

14.8%

21 March 2021 · Puddletown & Lower Winterborne

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

689 out of 4,662.

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Homes rented privately

16%

21 March 2021 · Puddletown & Lower Winterborne

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

383 out of 2,342.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

30.4%

21 March 2021 · Puddletown & Lower Winterborne

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,418 out of 4,660.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

12%

21 March 2021 · Puddletown & Lower Winterborne

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

279 out of 2,342.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.2%

21 March 2021 · Puddletown & Lower Winterborne

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

103 out of 4,660.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Puddletown & Lower Winterborne ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

116 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 131 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Puddletown & Lower Winterborne ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 10 mapped crimes in September 2024; 12 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Puddletown & Lower Winterborne
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024104
October 2024130
November 202493
December 2024103
January 2025110
February 202562
March 2025111
April 202592
May 2025102
June 2025135
July 2025182
August 2025114
September 202562
October 2025160
November 202541
December 202571
January 2026114
February 202694
March 2026146
April 2026111
May 202695
June 2026103
July 202675
August 2026124
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Puddletown & Lower Winterborne
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime56
other theft19
criminal damage arson13
burglary9
public order5
vehicle crime5
drugs3
possession of weapons2
other crime2
robbery1
shoplifting1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Dorset →