Your neighbourhood
Finding your neighbourhood… then we’ll gather the planning register, the map, air quality, flooding and police data.
Your neighbourhood
Finding your neighbourhood… then we’ll gather the planning register, the map, air quality, flooding and police data.
Community Connect · by CommUNIty
Neighbourhood report
Wareham ward · Wareham Town · Dorset Council · Mid Dorset and North Poole constituency
8
Green spaces mapped within 1km
3
Community venues and places of worship
6
Public defibrillators recorded
1
Planning applications still undecided
2
Schools, colleges and libraries
26
Crimes recorded, August 2026
Open to commentSmall change to an already-approved application
Non Material Amendment : Changes to the main materials on the walls and roof. Change walls from render to Composite Cedral board. Change roof from flat roof system to steel corrugated panels to planning permission P/HOU/2026/02928 (Remove existing workshop and porch and replace with workshop and porch) — 59 Carey Road Wareham BH20 4AZ · 90m away · lodged 12 days ago. The council hasn't published a closing date. Its record will have one.
https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=432418
EventCommUNIty Discovery Series 3: A Day In The Life Of BCP Council’s Chief Executive
7.00pm-8.15pm · Inspire Theatre, Fusion Building, Bournemouth University, Gillett Road, Talbot Village · 16.9km
https://talbotvillage.org.uk/event/community-discovery-series-3-a-day-in-the-life-of-bcp-councils-chief-executive/
InitiativeUHD Hospitals Dorset Need Your Donations!
Anytime · Poole, Hospital's Dome, Longfleet Road, Poole or Beach Building, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Casle Lane E, Bournemouth · 11.1km
https://www.uhdcharity.org/?fbclid=IwY2xjawVJgS1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMFVJQ3dvRXU5TGlocllReVNzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeox7FPJxlgDv-yJLQ2ZrUvl2MRVGZwQWicTCRxTzkS4yFWY7iqQ5_2XIH16M_aem_E4Sd3ze-ll-EE16t3eDE2A
PublicNearest defibrillator: public defibrillator
270m away · 24/7 Access · 12 Westminster Road
https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=50.695198&mlon=-2.12238#map=19/50.695198/-2.12238
The green space, heathland, woodland and water on your doorstep. How clean the air is, where it floods, and where you can help.
Fair , 29 on the European AQI.
| PM2.5 | 9.6 µg/m³ |
| PM10 | 13.7 µg/m³ |
| Nitrogen dioxide | 5.8 µg/m³ |
| Ozone | 48 µg/m³ |
Modelled hourly for this location, not a roadside measurement.
No flood warnings in force within 20km.
Warnings are live alerts. They say nothing about long-term risk. Check that at https://www.gov.uk/check-long-term-flood-risk
| Place | What it is | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Northmoor Park | Park | 650m |
| Wareham Common | Common | 660m |
6 unnamed on the map. Real places, but OpenStreetMap has no name for them, so they are counted and not listed.
What is being proposed, built and dug up around you. Most of it is decided in public, on a deadline, but only if somebody notices in time.
3 within 1km, 1 still undecided.
| Type of application | Number |
|---|---|
| Major schemes, Large schemes. The council's own classification. | 0 |
| Tree works, Pruning, felling and hedge work. Nothing is built. | 2 |
| Other, Certificates, conditions, amendments, advertising and minor works. | 1 |
| Application | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Non Material Amendment : Changes to the main materials on the walls and roof. Change walls from render to Composite Cedral board. Change roof from flat roof system to steel corrugated panels to planning permission P/HOU/2026/02928 (Remove existing workshop and porch and replace with workshop and porch)59 Carey Road Wareham BH20 4AZ · ref P/NMA/2026/05885 | Undecided | 90m |
| T1 Oak, T2 Oak & T3 Oak – Selective reduction of lateral branches growing towards the dwelling at 3 Sherford Close by up to 2.5m, to a height of no more than 10m from ground level (amended description of works).3 Sherford Close Wareham BH20 4JL · ref P/TRT/2026/05199 | Permitted | 760m |
| T1 Norway Maple ‘Crimson King’ - Crown reduce by approximately 2 metres in height and 1–1.5 metres laterally retaining a balanced natural crown form. T2 Yew - Crown reduce by approximately 1–1.5 metres all over retaining a balanced natural crown form.15 Ropers Lane Wareham BH20 4QT · ref P/TRC/2026/04893 | Permitted | 940m |
Source: PlanIt, which mirrors council registers. The council’s own register is the authoritative one, https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/planning.
No large scheme within 1km was granted permission in the last five years.
26 incidents recorded near this postcode in August 2026.
The halls, groups and events that hold a neighbourhood together, and the practical ways to contribute to it rather than only complain about it.
| Place | What it is | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Catholic Church of St. Edward, King and Martyr, catholic | Place of worship | 920m |
| Purbeck Gateway Church, baptist | Place of worship | 960m |
| St Martin on the Walls, anglican | Place of worship | 960m |
Vikki Slade (Liberal Democrat), Mid Dorset and North Poole
Write to them at https://www.writetothem.com/
Submitted by neighbours and checked by a moderator before publication. Not an official listing.
Where the nearest defibrillator is before you need it, who to call, and the sport and wellbeing services that keep people well in the first place.
| Where | Access | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Public defibrillator. 12 Westminster Road, BH20 4SN | Public · 24/7 Access | 270m |
| Carey Hall. Carey Hall, BH20 4BZ | Public · 24/7 Access | 470m |
| Wareham. North Port, BH20 4AS | Public · 24/7 Access | 650m |
| Public defibrillator. Purbeck View Park, BH20 4AP | Public · 24/7 Access | 780m |
| Baggs Lane. 34 Baggs Lane, BH20 4FJ | Public · 24/7 Access | 920m |
| Swanage Community Defibrillator Partnership. Available 24/7 | Not stated | 980m |
| Wareham St Marys Primary School. Wareham Lady St Mary C Of E Primary School, BH20 4PG | Restricted · Varied Access | 860m |
In an emergency call 999. The operator tells you where the nearest working defibrillator is and gives you its access code. Devices marked Restricted sit inside a building and may not be reachable. Source: British Heart Foundation. From The Circuit, the national register, published 2026-10-01. A monthly snapshot, not a live feed. Community Connect is not endorsed by or affiliated with the British Heart Foundation.
| Place | What it is | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wareham Hospital |
CommUNIty is about uniting by learning. Where learning already happens near you, plus the talks, workshops and skills sessions open to everyone.
| Place | What it is | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Swanage and Wareham Children's Centre, SureStart Childern's Centre | School | 820m |
| Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School, anglican · Coastal Learning Partnership | School | 910m |
Harmony places real weight on respecting place, tradition and what came before. What is protected near you, and what makes this neighbourhood distinctive.
Nothing recorded within 1km.
Every figure above is public data, gathered on the date on the front page. Nothing here is a substitute for the authoritative register this is a starting point for a conversation, not evidence.
| Source | Used for | Caveat |
|---|---|---|
| OpenStreetMap (Overpass) | Green space, venues, defibrillators, schools, heritage | Volunteer-maintained. Absence means unmapped as often as it means absent. |
| PlanIt | Planning applications | Mirrors council registers; the council’s own is authoritative. |
| data.police.uk | Recorded crime | Anonymised map points, ~2 months behind. |
| Open-Meteo | Air quality | Modelled, not a roadside monitor. |
| Environment Agency | Flood warnings | Live warnings only, not long-term risk. |
| UK Parliament Members API | Constituency and MP | Not recorded |
| Postcodes.io / ONS | Ward, parish, council, coordinates | Not recorded |
OpenStreetMap data is © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence. Public sector information is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Broadly unchanged from a year ago, 101 across June to August 2026 against 104 in June to August 2025, the same three months a year earlier.
Snapped to anonymised map points and roughly two months behind. One month near one postcode is too small a sample to read as a trend.
| Hospital |
| 800m |