COMPARE the Market has discovered the local areas in Dorset with the highest percentage of married couples with children, revealing the most popular areas to raise a family.

The price comparison site has discovered that Purbeck is Dorset's most popular area to be married with children.

The percentage of families with children in Purbeck is 16.1 per cent, which includes the towns of Wareham and Swanage.

Christchurch attained second place on the list as the town hosts a 15.3 percentage of families with children.

Third on the list is East Dorset who's percentage of families with children in the district is only a margin smaller than Christchurch with a percentage of 15.1.

North Dorset follows with 15 per cent, Poole with 14.9 per cent and Bournemouth stands at 14.5 per cent, with West Dorset at the bottom of the table with 13.7 per cent.

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