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Cranborne & Alderholt

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East Dorset. About 5,045 people in 75 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Cranborne & Alderholt, 87.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
5,027
2,780th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
59.8%
2,438th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Cranborne & Alderholt compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Cranborne & AlderholtMiddle
Population52 wards, Dorset · 2021
Population: every ward in Dorset52 areas from 3,665 to 15,526. The middle area is 5,395. Cranborne & Alderholt is 5,027.
5,02720th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage52 wards, Dorset · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Dorset52 areas from 18.3% to 97.0%. The middle area is 85.6%. Cranborne & Alderholt is 87.2%.
87.2%21st highest
Claimant rate52 wards, Dorset · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Dorset52 areas from 0.9% to 5.8%. The middle area is 2.1%. Cranborne & Alderholt is 1.7%.
1.7%joint 13th lowest
Aged 15 to 6452 wards, Dorset · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Dorset52 areas from 48.5% to 64.9%. The middle area is 56.6%. Cranborne & Alderholt is 59.8%.
59.8%6th highest

Figures for the whole of Dorset

These figures are published for the whole of Dorset, not for each ward, so they describe all of Dorset and not Cranborne & Alderholt 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
Cranborne & Alderholt in brief

Cranborne & Alderholt had 5,027 usual residents at the census.

In Cranborne & Alderholt, 87.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Cranborne & Alderholt, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

59.8% of residents in Cranborne & Alderholt were aged 15 to 64 at the census.