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Wareham

Wareham Town parish population 5,877 · Postcode BH20 · South West, England

Wareham is part of the parish of Wareham Town. There are no separate figures for Wareham, so property, crime, broadband, food hygiene and businesses below are for all of Wareham Town parish. Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from Wareham itself. What each figure covers

Where the figures come from

  • Wareham Town parish
    Property, crime, broadband, food hygiene and businesses are for this whole area.
  • Wareham
    The place itself: its built-up area, as mapped by ONS.
  • Centre of Wareham
    Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from here.
What each figure covers
At a glance
Property£343,000Median · 81 sales in 12 months▲+23% notably above national averageWareham Town parishView sales →
Crime61 / 1,000361 incidents in 12 months▲-35% well below national averageWareham Town parishView breakdown →
Broadband61.4 MbpsAverage download (2023) · Up to 1000 Mbps now▼-63% well below national averageWareham Town parishView coverage →
Schools5 schools4 primary, 1 secondary · latest Ofsted resultsWareham Town parish and nearbyView schools →
Flood riskHighRiver Frome · 229m from the centreCentre of WarehamView assessment →
Businesses195Top: Retail & wholesale, Construction, Professional services▼-61% well below national averageWareham Town parishView directory →
Planning200Within 5 km, 12 months · 14 in last 30 days · 30 pending · 143 approved · Dorset councilWithin 5 km of WarehamView applications →
TransportWareham0.9 km awayNearest to WarehamLive departures →
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