2,186
Households
White Brit. · 96%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
34 · 6.4 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£431,000
Median property price
179
Postcodes
Overview of Cranborne & Alderholt
Coordinates50.9085, -1.8847
Postcodes
179
Population (Census)
5,315
Households (Census)
2,186
Recorded crime · May '26
34 · 6.4 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Cranborne & Alderholt
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.54 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.54 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Cranborne & Alderholt
Property sales · Cranborne & Alderholt
HM Land Registry · Cranborne & Alderholt
Average price
£416,035
YoY: -8.8%
Median price: £457,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £315,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£906k£611k£315k
Jun '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25May '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Cranborne & Alderholt
Crime trends · Cranborne & Alderholt
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
22145
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
12
YoY -8%
ASB
17102
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
10
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -75%
Burglary
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY stable
Criminal damage
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -60%
Demographics in Cranborne & Alderholt
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.3%
Other White1.5%
+ other · 2.1%
Religion
Christian52.1%
No religion41.0%
Not answered6.0%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
50–6425.9%
35–4916.2%
65–7414.5%
25–348.6%
75–847.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.0%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children17.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.4%
All members 66+15.2%
Any member 66+12.1%
Other9.2%
+ 7 other households · 30.9%
Schools in Cranborne & Alderholt
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Cranborne Church of England First School
Dorset · BH21 5QB
Good
1.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–9
Cranborne Middle School
Dorset · BH21 5RP
Good
1.7 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–13
St James' Church of England First School and Nursery, Alderholt
Dorset · SP6 3AJ
Good
2.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–9
Wimborne St Giles Church of England First School and Nursery
Dorset · BH21 5LX
Good
3.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–9
Aurora Beeches School
Dorset · BH21 5RT
1.8 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Cranborne & Alderholt
Postcodes in Cranborne & Alderholt
BH21 5AEBH21 5LXBH21 5LYBH21 5LZBH21 5NABH21 5NBBH21 5NDBH21 5NEBH21 5NFBH21 5NGBH21 5NHBH21 5NJBH21 5NLBH21 5NQBH21 5NRBH21 5NSBH21 5NTBH21 5NWBH21 5NXBH21 5NYBH21 5NZBH21 5PLBH21 5PNBH21 5PPBH21 5PRBH21 5PSBH21 5PTBH21 5PUBH21 5PWBH21 5PXBH21 5PYBH21 5PZBH21 5QABH21 5QBBH21 5QDBH21 5QEBH21 5QGBH21 5QHBH21 5QJBH21 5QLBH21 5QNBH21 5QPBH21 5QRBH21 5QSBH21 5QTBH21 5QUBH21 5QWBH21 5QXBH21 5QYBH21 5RDBH21 5REBH21 5RFBH21 5RGBH21 5RHBH21 5RJBH21 5RLBH21 5RNBH21 5RPBH21 5RQBH21 5RRBH21 5RSBH21 5RTBH21 5RUBH21 5RWBH21 5RXBH21 5RYBH21 5RZBH21 7HLBH21 7HNBH21 7JLBH21 8ABBH21 8LFBH21 8LJBH21 8LLBH21 8LNBH21 8LPBH21 8LQBH21 8LRBH21 8LSBH21 8LTBH21 8LUBH21 8LWBH21 8LXBH21 8LYBH21 8LZBH21 8NABH21 8NBBH21 8NDBH21 8NEBH21 8NFBH21 8NGBH21 8NJBH21 8NLBH21 8NQBH31 7LDBH31 7LEBH31 7LHSP6 1PUSP6 1PXSP6 3AASP6 3ABSP6 3ADSP6 3AGSP6 3AHSP6 3AJSP6 3ALSP6 3ANSP6 3APSP6 3AQSP6 3ARSP6 3ASSP6 3ATSP6 3AUSP6 3AWSP6 3AXSP6 3AYSP6 3AZSP6 3BASP6 3BBSP6 3BD