Corfe Mullen
Corfe Mullen is a village in Dorset, England, with a population of around 5,000. It has around 9 restaurants and cafés, 36 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Hamworthy, 4.3 km away. There were around 35 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Corfe Mullen area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Bournemouth, Christchurch an area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 400,198 residents at roughly 2,469 people per km².
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch an
- County
- Dorset
- Constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole
- Police force
- Dorset
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 123rd of 294 English council areas — better than 58% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
18°COvercast
- Today: 22° / 17° · 69% rain
- Tomorrow: 24° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:29
12h 50m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Crime
39 reported · July 2026▲ 18% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences13
- Anti-social behaviour8
- Criminal damage & arson8
- Shoplifting3
Neighbourhood team: East Dorset Urban · Dorset
Local policing priorities
- ASB (Anti-Social Behaviour) in Corfe Mullen Location: Corfe Mullen. Issue: - Youths in the local area have been causing a range of issues…
- Drug Related ASB. Location : Leigh Park Estate Wimborne Issue: Residents are being affected by ASB of those who are dealing and using dru…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
707 reported road collisions (2024)
110 killed or seriously injured · 793 casualties · 17.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
100 food businesses within 2 miles
- 79 rated 4–5 ★ (74 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Hamworthy (5.0 km)
- 19 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Hamworthy (4.9 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
Private rents
£1,399 average monthly rent▲ 3% YoY
- 1 bed £919
- 2 bed £1,170
- 3 bed £1,457
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
9.1× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 9.1 times median annual pay (8.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 167.9p · Asda (8.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Asda (4.5 km)
18 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
32 charging locations within ~8 km
- 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Station Approach (2.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools12
- Sports pitches25
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds8
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
400,198 residents in Bournemouth, Christchurch an · 2,469/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 166 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
4% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,436 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (29% of 190,200)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
117 schools · 54,556 pupils
66 primary · 21 secondary · 30 other
Ofsted: 38 of 41 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (93%)
100inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Avonbourne Boys' AcademyOutstanding
- Bournemouth SchoolOutstanding
- Bournemouth School for GirlsOutstanding
- Corfe Hills SchoolGood
- Magna AcademyGood
- The Bishop of Winchester AcademyGood
- The Bourne AcademyGood
- The Grange SchoolGood
- Twynham SchoolGood
- Avonbourne Girls Academy
- Glenmoor Academy
- Highcliffe School
- LeAF Studio
- Oak Academy
- Parkstone Grammar School
- Poole Grammar School
- Poole High School
- St Aldhelm's Academy
- St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole
- The Cornerstone Academy
- Winton Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bournemouth, Christchurch an
Care & health services
385 CQC-registered services
- Care homes121
- GP practices59
- Dentists84
- Homecare agencies86
- Hospitals & hospices14
CQC ratings: 96% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Dorset
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 3 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
566 applications decided
81.6% granted · 462 granted, 104 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Vikki Slade
Liberal Democrat
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition
- Lab 8
- Con 9
- LD 28
- Grn 5
- Ref 3
- Oth 23
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools6
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens34
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
18,315 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
19 jobs advertised · £33,601 avg
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Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£729 median full-time weekly pay
3.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£26,164 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
46% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 215,334 certificates
9.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
9% low-carbon electricity
Gas 53% · Imports 38% · Biomass 5% · Wind 4%
236 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85 yrs women · 81 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 61.5 women · 61.4 men
65% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.4
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Mid Dorset and North Poole:
- Cap Academy Trust CEO Pay and Protect School Funding for Children646 local signatures · 3,627 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership371 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office347 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test320 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership286 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Corfe Mullen · 0.4 kmCorfe Mullen is a town and civil parish in Dorset, England, on the north-western urban fringe of the South East Dorset conurbation. The parish had a population of 10,374 at the 2021 census. It is served by six churche…
Castle Court School · 0.8 kmCastle Court School is a co-educational, preparatory school located near the village of Corfe Mullen in the county of Dorset, England.
- Cogdean Hundred · 1.2 km
Cogdean Hundred was a hundred in the county of Dorset, England, containing the following parishes:Canford Magna Charlton Marshall Corfe Mullen Hamworthy Lytchett Matravers Lytchett Minster Poole Sturminster Marshal…
Corfe Hills School · 1.2 kmCorfe Hills School is a co-educational upper school in Broadstone, Poole, Dorset, England, in the urban fringe between Poole and Wimborne. The school became an academy in 2011. The school serves Corfe Mullen, Broadsto…
- Stoney Down · 1.6 km
Stoney Down or Stony Down is both a hill and an area of forested countryside in the county of Dorset, England, that has been designated an "Area of Great Landscape Value" (AGLV) in the East Dorset Local Plan. The fore…
St Hubert's Church, Corfe Mullen · 1.8 kmSt Hubert's Church is a 13th-century Church of England parish church in Corfe Mullen, a district of Wimborne, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, on the south coast of England. It is a Grade II* listed building and o…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Corfe Mullen?
- Corfe Mullen is a town in Dorset, England, in the Bournemouth, Christchurch an local authority.
- How deprived is Corfe Mullen?
- The Bournemouth, Christchurch an local authority, which includes Corfe Mullen, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.