Strong on safety, with transport to consider
Puddletown & Lower Winterborne at a glance
- House prices
- £395,000
- Middle74th percentile
- Schools
- 68th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 8th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 25.8 per 1,000 residents
- Strong95th percentile
- Flood risk
- 3.9% of the area in flood zones
- Middle43rd percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Puddletown & Lower Winterborne a good place to live?
Puddletown & Lower Winterborne may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Dorset below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- People prioritising lower crime
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Puddletown & Lower Winterborne
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 25.8 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 95th percentile nationally
Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Puddletown & Lower Winterborne
House prices
- Median sale price
- £395,000
- Percentile
- 74th percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 75 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Puddletown & Lower Winterborne
Schools
68th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Puddletown & Lower Winterborne
Flood risk
3.9% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 3.1% of the area. That is the 43rd percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Puddletown & Lower Winterborne
Transport
8th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Puddletown & Lower Winterborne a good place to live?
Puddletown & Lower Winterborne may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Puddletown & Lower Winterborne safe?
Puddletown & Lower Winterborne ranks in the 95th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Puddletown & Lower Winterborne?
The median sale price was £395,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 74th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Puddletown & Lower Winterborne?
Schools rank in the 68th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Puddletown & Lower Winterborne?
Nearby public profiles include West Moors & Three Legged Cross in Dorset and Yetminster in Dorset.
