Electoral wardE05012688
Charminster St Mary's ward, Dorset
Charminster St Mary's is one of 52 electoral wards of Dorset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,165 residents in 2,243 households — 83 people per km², the 30th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the West Dorset constituency.
Residents, 20215,165council ward average 7,279
Households2,2432.3 residents per household
Density83/ km²about 62.23 km² · Dorset 154
Aged 65+26.6%Dorset: 29.6% · under 16: 16.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.4% · 228
5–94.8% · 250
10–157.2% · 372
16–193.8% · 195
20–244.1% · 214
25–348.8% · 457
35–4916.6% · 855
50–6423.6% · 1,219
65–7413.6% · 704
75–849.8% · 505
85+3.2% · 166
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.6% · 193
1 car or van38.8% · 870
2 cars or vans36.6% · 820
3 or more16.0% · 360
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dorset overall: 70.4% owned, 12.3% social rented, 16.3% private rented.
Owned outright43.3% · 971
With mortgage28.0% · 629
Shared ownership1.5% · 34
Social rented13.3% · 298
Private rented13.9% · 313
Type of home
Detached house34.5% · 774
Semi-detached house32.0% · 717
Terraced house17.2% · 386
Purpose-built flat9.6% · 215
Converted house0.8% · 18
Other conversion5.2% · 117
Above shop / office0.3% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.4% · 9
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012688- Council
- Dorset Council
- Constituency
- West Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 35 of 52
Parishes in the ward
Bradford PeverellCharminsterFramptonStinsfordStratton
Other wards in the same constituency
BBeaminster35.1% aged 65+ · 67.3% owned4,258BBridport35.5% aged 65+ · 66.9% owned13,751CChalk Valleys31.3% aged 65+ · 71.5% owned4,788CChesil 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.