Electoral wardE05015779
Bridport ward, Dorset
Bridport is one of 52 electoral wards of Dorset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 13,751 residents in 6,819 households — 385 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the West Dorset constituency.
Residents, 202113,751council ward average 7,279
Households6,8192.02 residents per household
Density385/ km²about 35.74 km² · Dorset 154
Aged 65+35.5%Dorset: 29.6% · under 16: 12.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.5% · 486
5–93.9% · 539
10–155.3% · 735
16–193.3% · 448
20–243.5% · 484
25–348.1% · 1,112
35–4913.5% · 1,860
50–6423.3% · 3,197
65–7418.6% · 2,556
75–8411.8% · 1,620
85+5.2% · 710
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van18.6% · 1,267
1 car or van46.5% · 3,173
2 cars or vans25.8% · 1,758
3 or more9.1% · 623
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dorset overall: 70.4% owned, 12.3% social rented, 16.3% private rented.
Owned outright49.8% · 3,396
With mortgage17.1% · 1,162
Shared ownership0.7% · 51
Social rented16.1% · 1,094
Private rented16.3% · 1,112
Type of home
Detached house33.0% · 2,248
Semi-detached house23.0% · 1,569
Terraced house21.4% · 1,462
Purpose-built flat16.9% · 1,149
Converted house2.3% · 159
Other conversion1.7% · 115
Above shop / office1.5% · 104
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 10
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015779- Council
- Dorset Council
- Constituency
- West Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 26 of 52
Parishes in the ward
BridportSymondsbury
Other wards in the same constituency
BBeaminster35.1% aged 65+ · 67.3% owned4,258CChalk 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 v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 8 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.