Electoral wardE05012685
Blandford ward, Dorset
Blandford is one of 52 electoral wards of Dorset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 10,359 residents in 4,767 households — 2,531 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Dorset constituency.
Residents, 202110,359council ward average 7,279
Households4,7672.17 residents per household
Density2,531/ km²about 4.09 km² · Dorset 154
Aged 65+24.8%Dorset: 29.6% · under 16: 18.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.0% · 515
5–96.2% · 641
10–156.9% · 712
16–193.0% · 312
20–244.0% · 417
25–3412.3% · 1,272
35–4917.9% · 1,853
50–6420.0% · 2,070
65–7412.7% · 1,312
75–848.3% · 861
85+3.8% · 392
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van17.8% · 850
1 car or van42.6% · 2,029
2 cars or vans29.6% · 1,409
3 or more10.0% · 479
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dorset overall: 70.4% owned, 12.3% social rented, 16.3% private rented.
Owned outright34.9% · 1,664
With mortgage28.3% · 1,349
Shared ownership1.3% · 63
Social rented18.6% · 885
Private rented16.7% · 797
Lives rent free0.2% · 9
Type of home
Detached house26.0% · 1,238
Semi-detached house21.9% · 1,042
Terraced house29.1% · 1,389
Purpose-built flat17.5% · 836
Converted house2.6% · 122
Other conversion1.7% · 80
Above shop / office1.3% · 60
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012685- Council
- Dorset Council
- Constituency
- North Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 7 of 52
Parishes in the ward
Blandford Forum
Other wards in the same constituency
BBeacon29.9% aged 65+ · 79.2% owned5,168BBlackmore Vale30.1% aged 65+ · 73.8% owned4,502CCranborne & 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.