Electoral wardE05012684
Blackmore Vale ward, Dorset
Blackmore Vale is one of 52 electoral wards of Dorset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,502 residents in 1,974 households — 53 people per km², the 41st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Dorset constituency.
Residents, 20214,502council ward average 7,279
Households1,9742.28 residents per household
Density53/ km²about 85.43 km² · Dorset 154
Aged 65+30.1%Dorset: 29.6% · under 16: 13.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.3% · 147
5–94.9% · 221
10–155.0% · 227
16–193.6% · 161
20–244.0% · 180
25–348.5% · 383
35–4914.7% · 661
50–6425.9% · 1,168
65–7417.8% · 800
75–849.4% · 425
85+2.9% · 129
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.8% · 114
1 car or van33.4% · 659
2 cars or vans38.1% · 751
3 or more22.8% · 449
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dorset overall: 70.4% owned, 12.3% social rented, 16.3% private rented.
Owned outright49.7% · 980
With mortgage24.2% · 477
Shared ownership1.1% · 21
Social rented13.1% · 259
Private rented12.0% · 236
Type of home
Detached house54.0% · 1,065
Semi-detached house32.7% · 645
Terraced house9.1% · 180
Purpose-built flat1.3% · 25
Converted house0.9% · 18
Other conversion0.7% · 13
Above shop / office0.3% · 6
Caravan, mobile1.1% · 21
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012684- Council
- Dorset Council
- Constituency
- North Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 42 of 52
Parishes in the ward
Fifehead NevilleHazelbury BryanIbbertonLydlinchMappowderOkeford FitzpainePulhamShillingstoneStoke WakeWoolland
Other wards in the same constituency
BBeacon29.9% aged 65+ · 79.2% owned5,168BBlandford24.8% aged 65+ · 63.2% owned10,359CCranborne & Alderholt25.1% aged 65+ · 73.4% owned5,029CCranborne Chase20.1% aged 65+ · 55.3% owned5,180GGillingham28.2% aged 65+ · 72.5% owned15,528HHill Forts & Upper Tarrants28.1% aged 65+ · 72.4% owned4,979PPuddletown & Lower Winterborne27.4% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned5,491SShaftesbury Town23.6% aged 65+ · 62.6% owned9,158SStalbridge & Marnhull36.3% aged 65+ · 74.9% owned5,152SSturminster Newton29.1% aged 65+ · 64.0% owned4,638VVerwood27.7% aged 65+ · 82.5% owned13,709WWinterborne North27.1% aged 65+ · 71.2% owned4,265
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.