Wimborne Minster, refered to locally as Wimborne, is about 5 miles from Poole in the county of Dorset. Sitting at the junction of the Rivers Allen and Stour, Wimborne has a population of about 7,000. In late 2007 there were around 290 properties for sale within 2 miles of Wimborne centre, with an average asking price of nearly ?368,000 per property. More than 50% of these were detached houses with 3 bedrooms being the most popular configuration.