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A village of 310 in Dorset, South West.
Winfrith Newburgh has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
The 3 things Winfrith Newburgh does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Winfrith Newburgh’s built-up area.
43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Winfrith Newburgh. Best known first.
MuseumThe Tank Museum3.8 km outside town, to the northeast
Castle · English HeritageLulworth Castle5 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumCider Museum3.4 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionDurdle Door4 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionStair Hole4.6 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Winfrith Newburgh.
Nearly a third of residents are 65 or over, above Dorset’s towns (25%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Ages in Winfrith Newburgh split evenly at 53.8: half are older, half younger. Among adults, 38% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| Winfrith Newburgh | Dorset | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.3% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 32% | 25% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 31% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Dorset and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
There are 0.5 jobs in Winfrith Newburgh for each resident in work. 6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Dorset’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (27%) alike, and on top of that for 29% of commuters, work was under 5 km away. About 1% of its commuters stay in Winfrith Newburgh for work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Owners make up 70% of households, above both Dorset’s towns (66%) and England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £1,056 a month across the Dorset council area. 16% of households rent from a council or housing body.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | £422,500 | 10 |
| Terraced | £300,000 | 9 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Over the year to August 2026, 22 offences were reported in Winfrith Newburgh, along with 13 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 59% of the crimes. Property crime (burglary and damage) runs at 8.6 per 1,000 residents a year.
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.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
There is no GP practice in Winfrith Newburgh: the nearest is 2.5 miles off. At the census, 4.5% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. The nearest A&E to Winfrith Newburgh is Dorset County Hospital, 8.3 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Winfrith Newburgh | Dorset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.5% | 5.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 3 of them. Winfrith Newburgh has 41 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 3 Grade II*. Also worth knowing: homes from before 1919 make up 43% of the total, above both Dorset’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (16%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winfrith Newburgh | 310 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wool | 5,044 | 3.2 | C | C− | B+ | C+ |
| Crossways | 2,494 | 3.4 | — | C− | A− | B+ |
| Puddletown | 1,193 | 6.7 | — | D | A+ | B+ |
| Bere Regis | 1,320 | 6.8 | — | D | B | A− |
| Wareham | 5,876 | 7.2 | C | D− | B− | B |
| Milborne St Andrew | 1,090 | 8.1 | — | D | A− | A |
| Dorchester | 21,358 | 8.1 | C | D | C+ | C+ |
Crossways, Puddletown, Bere Regis and Milborne St Andrew have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 54.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
Band D council tax in Winfrith Newburgh is £2,677 for 2026–27, more than in 94% 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.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £352,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £300,000 and semi-detached houses £422,500.
Village in Dorset, England
Winfrith Newburgh is a built-up area of 310 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
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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