The village is home to the Church of the Ascension which is a Grade II listed building.

In 2011, the village had a population of 522,[1] 272 males and 250 females;[3] the majority (504) were white British and Christianity (334) was the main religion.

[6] In 2017, the average house price in Woodlands was £447,735 which is more than in neighbouring Verwood (£332,770) and Three Legged Cross (£352,353) but cheaper than nearby Holt (£699,607).

[8] Woodlands is home to the Anglican Church of the Ascension, a Grade II listed building.

In 1870-72 John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales said that in Woodlands: "The Duke of Monmouth, after the battle of Sedgemoor, was taken here in a ditch.