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Bovington, Wool & Lulworth

Middle area

South east Dorset. 8,932 people in 126 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Bovington, Wool & Lulworth’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£340,000
2,772nd highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,330
2,991st highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
44.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Bovington, Wool & Lulworth compares

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Median sale price48 middle areas, Dorset · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Dorset48 areas from £212,750 to £673,600. The middle area is £361,250. Bovington, Wool & Lulworth is £340,000.
£340,00018th lowest
Population48 middle areas, Dorset · 2021
Population: every middle area in Dorset48 areas from 5,032 to 12,206. The middle area is 7,794. Bovington, Wool & Lulworth is 8,330.
8,33019th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage48 middle areas, Dorset · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Dorset48 areas from 34.3% to 97.4%. The middle area is 83.8%. Bovington, Wool & Lulworth is 44.2%.
44.2%4th lowest
Claimant rate48 middle areas, Dorset · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Dorset48 areas from 1.2% to 5.0%. The middle area is 2.1%. Bovington, Wool & Lulworth is 2.0%.
2.0%joint 19th lowest

Figures for the whole of Dorset

These figures are published for the whole of Dorset, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Dorset and not Bovington, Wool & Lulworth alone. See Dorset

Average house price
£325,154
Down 0.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,462
140th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.7×
98th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.3
116th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bovington, Wool & Lulworth in brief

The median price paid for a home in Bovington, Wool & Lulworth was £340,000 in 2025.

Bovington, Wool & Lulworth had 8,330 usual residents at the census.

In Bovington, Wool & Lulworth, 44.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bovington, Wool & Lulworth, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.