Chalbury Common’s story
4 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Chalbury Common’s built-up area.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Chalbury CommonDorset
A village of 158 in Dorset, South West.
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Photo: Mike Faherty · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
158
Census 2021 · Dorset council
Median age
46
25% are 65+ · Dorset 25%
Degree level
40%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
8%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Chalbury Common a good place to live?
Chalbury Common has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Chalbury Common stand out
The 3 things Chalbury Common does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
8% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 10.4 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
25% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chalbury Common.
Who lives here
Children make up 20% of Chalbury Common, above Dorset’s towns and England’s towns
At 46, the median resident of Chalbury Common sits in the middle of the age range. Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, below both Dorset’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Retirement age and beyond: 25% of residents are 65 or older.
46median age
Chalbury CommonDorsetEngland
Ages · share of residents
25%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications15%
Apprenticeship1%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level40%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Chalbury Common | Dorset | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 25% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 0.8% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 40% | 31% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Dorset and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Chalbury Common work nearby than in Dorset’s towns or England’s towns: 5% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 40% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, 8% of commuters got to work without a car. Households had £63K a year before tax, above both Dorset’s towns (£52K) and England’s towns (£55K). The car carried 90% of commuters at the census.
8%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving90%
On foot5%
Bicycle3%
5%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
40%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£63K
mean household income, before tax
2.6%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Private renting is less common in Chalbury Common than in Dorset’s towns or across England’s towns: 12%
Social housing holds one in ten households. 78% of households own their home, above both Dorset’s towns (66%) and England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £1,056 a month across the Dorset council area.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Chalbury Common£0K
Typical UK town£277K
78%
of households own their home · England 61%
12%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,056
average private rent a month, Dorset council area
£2,656
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Homes in Chalbury Common see less burglary and damage than in Dorset’s towns or England’s towns: 2.1 per 1,000 a year
Violent crime ran at 16.9 per 1,000 residents a year, near Dorset’s towns (16.8) and lower than England’s towns (22). There were 10.6 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), near Dorset’s towns (9.3) and higher than England’s towns (7.8).
16.9violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual0
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social1
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
16.9
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
10.6
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
0
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Bad health is less common in Chalbury Common than in Dorset’s towns or across England’s towns: 0.6% of residents
The nearest A&E to Chalbury Common is Poole Hospital, 9.5 miles away. Disability touches a tenth of the town’s population. 89% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above both Dorset’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (82%). The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3.9 miles away.
89%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 89%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 1%
| Census 2021 | Chalbury Common | Dorset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 89% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 0.6% | 5.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 10% | 19% | 17% |
83.4
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.5
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Chalbury Common is rich in listed buildings: 253 per 10,000 residents, more than Dorset’s towns or England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
27% of homes were built before 1919. Its heritage register entries (4 listed buildings) are all Grade II.
4listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II4
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
27%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
253
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Chalbury Common
12pages on Chalbury Common
The big questions
Chalbury Common’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Three Legged CrossWimborne MinsterVerwoodWest MoorsFerndownMerleyAshley HeathChalbury Common
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalbury Common | 158 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Three Legged Cross | 1,129 | 3.5 | — | D | C− | B− |
| Wimborne Minster | 16,629 | 3.9 | C+ | D− | B− | A− |
| Verwood | 13,706 | 4.1 | A− | D | A | A− |
| West Moors | 10,432 | 4.7 | C− | D | B+ | B− |
| Ferndown | 13,267 | 5.1 | B− | D− | A− | B+ |
| Merley | 5,489 | 5.3 | A | D− | A+ | A |
| Ashley Heath | 7,151 | 5.9 | B | D− | A− | A |
Three Legged Cross has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Chalbury Common
How many listed buildings are there in Chalbury Common?
That is 10.4 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Chalbury Common?
Band D council tax in Chalbury Common is £2,656 for 2026–27, more than in 93% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Chalbury Common
Village in Dorset, England
Chalbury Common is a built-up area of 158 people, in the Dorset council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 158 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Dorset
- County
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006518
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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