Wimborne

An ancient and historical market town, Wimborne is the main centre for the district of East Dorset.

Communications

Wimborne is located close to the A31 Trunk Road from London to the South West, with direct links to Southampton and on to the M3. No rail link - but the town is within 20 minutes of Bournemouth Airport.

Education

Wimborne pyramid area:
14 first schools, 1 primary school, 4 middle schools, 1 secondary school, 1 special school. The secondary school is Queen Elizabeth's School (1,479 pupils- 2011).

For more information on Queen Elizabeth's School (opens in a new window)

Commercial land

Between 1994-10, 0.5 hectares of industrial land has been developed in Wimborne. The total area of land with permission or allocated in local plans is 2.9 hectares.

Crime

Domestic burglaries

Rate per 1,000 households

Area	2002/03	2003/04	2004/05	2005/06	2006/07	2007/08	2008/2009	2009/10
Wimborne	7.9	3.8	2.4	4.1	3.5	n/a	3.2	2.1
DCC Dorset	6.6	6.6	6.5	5.7	4.4	n/a	4.1	3.8
South West	14.8	12.3	10.7	8.9	8.4	n/a	8.2	7.6
England and Wales	20.0	18.6 (GB)	14.4	13.5	13.1	n/a	12.2	11.6

Note: Due to small numbers burglary rates for small geographical areas (e.g. towns) can vary significantly from year to year.
Source: DCC

Other sources of crime data

Access the Police crime mapping Wimborne (opens in a new window) where you can find crime data on a month by month basis (starting December 2010) mapped to neighbourhood and street level. This looks at the crime types of burglary, anti-social behaviour, robbery, vehicle crime, violent crime and other crime. Note this comprehensive and up-to-date database only looks at numbers of crimes and not crime rates for individual crimes. It does give an overall crime rate (per 1,000 people) for the neighbourhood.

Population

Latest population figure (2010 mid year estimate) for the town is 6,780*

*The above figure is for Wimborne Town (Civil Parish) but Colehill, adjacent to the town centre, with a population of 6,820 has a considerable influence on the town.

Year	1921	1931	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001
Census population (enumerated)	3,740	4,080	4,490	4,160	5,000	5,530	6,200	6,500

Housing growth

Year	98	99	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Housing development	29	39	38	22	39	14	11	45	34	20	20	36	5

The 2001 Census records 3,269 dwellings in Wimborne and a further 2,870 in Colehill. Since 2001 a further 224 units have been built in Wimborne/Colehill giving a total of 6,363.

At March 2010, a further 67 units have permission and 15 have been allocated in local plans for Wimborne/Colehill.

Note: Figures now allow for losses from re-development etc. Method revised 2009

Index of deprivation, 2007

(Figures show SOA ranking out of 247 SOAs in Dorset with 1 being the most deprived)

SOA = Super Output Area (minimum 400 households or 1,000 population). Note: The figures in the health column are revised from those published in the 2008 Dorset Databook.

Index of deprivation, 2010

SOA	Multiple	Income	Employment	Health	Education & Skills	Housing & services	Crime	Living
Colehill Canford Bottom	221	209	207	226	138	143	220	169
Colehill Cannon Hill	247	243	245	241	237	182	187	244
Colehill Hayes	230	183	224	187	185	198	227	198
Colehill North	177	83	133	202	174	100	240	200
Colehill The Vineries	238	245	241	232	234	90	194	226
Greenhill & Furzehill	245	239	246	224	247	168	162	188
Wimborne Leigh Park	28	20	26	95	12	105	57	116
Wimborne St Johns	209	173	226	207	215	242	24	139
Wimborne The Station	101	51	95	144	206	177	55	42
Wimborne Town Centre	156	63	144	181	213	210	49	97

Click here for detailed information and mapping of the The Index of Deprivation, 2010

Source: DCLG

Average house prices

Dwelling type	Average Price July - Sept 2009	Average Price July - Sept 2010	July - Sept 2010 (sales)
Detached	£297,886	£34.3,219	49
Semi-detached	£203,486	£249,273	13
Terraced	£202,132	£351,444	9
Flats/maisonettes	£137,954	£161,875	12

Land Registry average prices (Prices may be affected by low number of sales) Data relates to postcode sectors BH21 1 and BH21 2 which cover both Wimborne and Colehill.

Area

Approx. 'built-up' area = 260 hectares (642 acres)

Local Authority revenue

Council tax band D for Year	Council tax payable
11/12	£1,688.33
10/11	£1,686.10
09/10	£1,638.23
08/09	£1,577.43
07/08	£1,508.79
06/07	£1,439.99
05/06	£1,373.51
04/05	£1,321.36
03/04	£1,239.10
02/03	£1,091.26
01/02	£981.47
00/01	£923.62
99/00	£877.09

Second/holiday and vacant homes, 2011

Total dwellings on Council Tax Register	3,412
Total number of second homes	30
Second homes as a % of total dwellings	0.91
Total number of long term empty properties	60
Empty homes as a % of total dwellings	1.73

Source: Council Tax Register (Wimborne Minster parish figure, rounded)

Population 2010: Mid Year Estimates ONS

Gender breakdown	DCC Dorset	Wimborne
Resident Population	404,790	6,780
Males	196,420	3,110
Females	208,370	3,680

Age Structure (%): 2010 Mid Year Estimates ONS

Age Range	DCC Dorset	Wimborne
0-15	17.0	16.8
16+17	2.7	2.4
18-44	25.4	25.9
45-59	20.9	19.8
60-84	30.0	29.7
85+	3.9	5.5

Ethnicity (%): 2001 Census data

Ethnicity	DCC Dorset	Wimborne
White British	96.8	96.6
BME	3.2	3.4

Health: 2001 Census data

Health category	DCC Dorset	Wimborne
% with Long-term Illness / Disability	19.2	21.4
Health: % Good	68.1	64.9
Health: % Not Good	8.4	9.7
% Providing Unpaid Care	10.8	10.8

Poverty Indicators: Housing/Council Tax Benefits, 2009

Benefit population	DCC Dorset	Wimborne
as a % of total town population	13.6	17.5

ACORN socio-economic classifications

Classification	DCC Dorset	Wimborne
% Wealthy Achievers	40.1	21.8
% Urban Prosperity	7.1	4.5
% Comfortably Off	33.2	51.6
% Moderate Means	9.2	6.0
% Hard Pressed	10.2	16.2
% unclassified	0.2	0.0

ACORN is a geodemographic segmentation of the UK's population which segments small neighbourhoods, postcodes, or consumer households into 5 categories, 17 groups and 56 types.
The 5 higher level categories "wealthy achievers", "urban prosperity", "comfortably off", "moderate means" and "hard pressed" are shown above.

A full ACORN profile of the town is available with a map of the ward. Access the Wimborne ACORN Profile (pdf, 614kb) (opens in a new window) here.

Retail profile - total town floorspace

118 shops/118,000 sq.ft. (2005)

Town centre:

Mainly local shops but includes nationals such as Boots, Somerfield, Superdrug, W H Smiths.

Catchment population:

The shopping catchment for Wimborne (major food shopping) extends around 5 miles in a N & W direction towards Blandford and Verwood, but only a short distance towards Poole and Ferndown. The population within the catchment is around 18,100 (mid 2001).

Library - Number of issues of books etc

Library	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11
Colehill	35,811	36,087	38,954	40,279
Wimborne	154,333	148,632	131,511	120,961

Industrial estates

Brook Road (8.24h), Stone Lane (1,87h), Riverside Park (1.2h)

Unemployment % (persons)

Year	Male	Female	Total
July 1997	3.4 (133)	1.8 (53)	2.7 (186)
July 1998	2.2 (86)	1.3 (40)	1.8 (126)
July 1999	1.6 (62)	1.2 (36)	1.4 (98)
July 2000	1.6 (61)	1.0 (30)	1.3 (91)
July 2001	1.2 (46)	0.8 (26)	1.0 (72)
July 2002	1.3 (56)	0.5 (18)	1.0 (74)
July 2003	1.3 (57)	0.4 (14)	0.9 (71)
July 2004	1.3 (50)	0.3 (13)	0.8 (63)
July 2005	1.5 (55)	0.4 (17)	0.9 (72)
July 2006	1.3 (51)	0.5 (20)	0.9 (71)
July 2007	0.9(36)	0.5(19)	0.7(55)
July 2008	1.2 (46)	0.8 (23)	0.9 (69)
July 2009	3.3 (128)	1.0 (39)	2.1 (167)
July 2010	2.4 (92)	1.2 (48)	1.8 (140)

Note: All unemployment figures are for Wimborne/Colehill combined.

Of July 2009 unemployment figures, the long-term unemployed = 3.0%
Of July 2010 unemployment figures, the long-term unemployed = 14.3%

2009 employment

Total number of people working in the town- Wimborne/Colehill: 5,600

Total number of Firms (excluding the self employed) : 690

Work pattern	percentage
Full-time	59%
Part-time	41%

Type of employment	%
Manufacturing and other non service	12
Construction	6
Accommodation & Food Service activities	6
Other Services	5
Distribution including motor	16
Finance and business services	26
Public administration, Ed and Health	29

Source: Business Register and Employment Survey, 2009. ONS

Major employers

Anixter Components, Dorset County Council, Dorset Healthcare NHS Trust, East Dorset District Council, Flight Refuelling Ltd, Farrow and Ball, Cobham plc, Matrod Frampton Ltd, W.M. Morrison plc, Candford Sports Centre, Celebration Crackers, Docrafts, Rollalong Ltd, Savills Ltd, Superior Seals Ltd, Wimborne Community Hospital.

Traffic counts in the wider Wimborne area - annual average daily traffic

Road	Location	AADF (Annual Average Daily Traffic)							Percentage Growth Since
No.		1983	1990	2000	2005	2008	2009	2010	2009	2008	2005	2000	1990	1983
									1 Year	2 year	5 Years	10 Years	20 Years	27 Years
A31(T)	Henbury	8,700	12,700	17,700	20,300	20,100	20,400	20,500	0%	2%	1%	16%	61%	136%
B3082	Badbury Rings	4,000	5,600	6,600	7,800	7,100	7,100	7,200	1%	1%	-8%	9%	29%	80%
B3078	North of Wimborne	4,500	6,000	6,400	7,100	7,400	7,700	7,700	0%	4%	8%	20%	28%	71%
C50	Canford Bottom	5,300	8,300	8,200	8,400	8,500	7,800	7,600	-3%	-11%	-10%	-7%	-8%	43%
A347	New Road, West Parley	14,600	19,100	20,300	22,000	22,000	22,400	21,800	-3%	-1%	-1%	7%	14%	49%
A348	Longham	20,800	22,600	21,200	23,600	23,800	22,200	21,900	-1%	-8%	-7%	3%	-3%	5%
A31(T)	Wimborne Bypass(East)	12,800	23,000	28,500	29,800	29,300	29,200	28,500	-2%	-3%	-4%	0%	24%	123%
B3073	Poole Road, Wimborne	8,800	11,100	13,400	14,000	9,350	12,500	12,300	-2%	32%	-12%	-8%	11%	40%
B3073	Julians Bridge, Wimborne	5,500	8,700	10,800	11,600	13,300	12,100	11,800	-2%	-11%	2%	9%	36%	115%
A31(T)	Wimborne Bypass(East)	12,800	23,000	28,500	29,800	29,300	29,200	28,500	-2%	-3%	-4%	0%	24%	123%
B3073	Leigh Road, Wimborne	9,500	12,800	12,800	14,300	13,700	13,700	13,900	1%	1%	-3%	9%	9%	46%
C50	Canford Bottom	5,300	8,300	8,200	8,400	8,500	7,800	7,600	-3%	-11%	-10%	-7%	-8%	43%
A31(T)	Ferndown Bypass (West)	Not Built	18,600	30,000	29,200	28,100	28,200	27,600	-2%	-2%	-5%	-8%	48%	N/A
C50	Stapehill	17,800	11,400	11,200	11,100	10,600	10,800	10,500	-3%	-1%	-5%	-6%	-8%	-41%
B3073	Ham Lane, Canford Bottom	8,000	10,600	11,500	12,500	13,300	11,800	12,100	3%	-9%	-3%	5%	14%	51%