Electoral wardE05012683
Beaminster ward, Dorset
Beaminster is one of 52 electoral wards of Dorset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,258 residents in 2,042 households — 113 people per km², the 46th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the West Dorset constituency.
Residents, 20214,258council ward average 7,279
Households2,0422.09 residents per household
Density113/ km²about 37.82 km² · Dorset 154
Aged 65+35.1%Dorset: 29.6% · under 16: 13.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.9% · 164
5–94.2% · 180
10–155.5% · 234
16–193.3% · 139
20–244.0% · 172
25–348.2% · 347
35–4913.2% · 562
50–6422.7% · 964
65–7416.5% · 703
75–8413.7% · 582
85+4.9% · 208
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.2% · 229
1 car or van43.8% · 895
2 cars or vans31.4% · 642
3 or more13.6% · 277
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dorset overall: 70.4% owned, 12.3% social rented, 16.3% private rented.
Owned outright49.5% · 1,013
With mortgage17.8% · 364
Shared ownership0.9% · 18
Social rented16.2% · 332
Private rented15.6% · 318
Type of home
Detached house41.9% · 855
Semi-detached house29.8% · 608
Terraced house16.0% · 326
Purpose-built flat9.3% · 191
Converted house1.4% · 29
Other conversion0.7% · 14
Above shop / office0.8% · 16
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012683- Council
- Dorset Council
- Constituency
- West Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 32 of 52
Parishes in the ward
BeaminsterChedingtonMappertonMostertonSouth Perrott
Other wards in the same constituency
BBridport35.5% aged 65+ · 66.9% owned13,751CChalk Valleys31.3% aged 65+ · 71.5% owned4,788CCharminster St Mary's26.6% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned5,165CChesil Bank38.3% aged 65+ · 72.0% owned3,932DDorchester East26.6% aged 65+ · 67.1% owned8,219DDorchester Poundbury30.7% aged 65+ · 56.3% owned4,072DDorchester West27.8% aged 65+ · 62.2% owned9,067EEggardon28.6% aged 65+ · 69.6% owned6,178LLyme & Charmouth41.1% aged 65+ · 70.6% owned5,078MMarshwood Vale36.6% aged 65+ · 76.2% owned3,508SSherborne East38.3% aged 65+ · 63.0% owned4,389SSherborne Rural31.0% aged 65+ · 70.7% owned4,954SSherborne West27.4% aged 65+ · 58.7% owned5,972WWinterborne & Broadmayne30.6% aged 65+ · 74.0% owned4,287
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.