Electoral wardE05015780
Chesil Bank ward, Dorset
Chesil Bank is one of 52 electoral wards of Dorset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 3,932 residents in 1,847 households — 36 people per km², the 49th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the West Dorset constituency.
Residents, 20213,932council ward average 7,279
Households1,8472.13 residents per household
Density36/ km²about 110.45 km² · Dorset 154
Aged 65+38.3%Dorset: 29.6% · under 16: 10.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.7% · 106
5–93.7% · 146
10–154.2% · 167
16–193.3% · 130
20–243.0% · 118
25–346.4% · 250
35–4912.2% · 480
50–6426.2% · 1,031
65–7421.3% · 838
75–8412.3% · 483
85+4.7% · 186
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.3% · 153
1 car or van39.9% · 737
2 cars or vans37.2% · 688
3 or more14.6% · 269
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dorset overall: 70.4% owned, 12.3% social rented, 16.3% private rented.
Owned outright55.1% · 1,016
With mortgage17.0% · 313
Shared ownership1.1% · 20
Social rented9.4% · 174
Private rented17.5% · 322
Type of home
Detached house50.0% · 925
Semi-detached house23.7% · 439
Terraced house20.8% · 385
Purpose-built flat3.6% · 66
Converted house0.8% · 15
Other conversion0.3% · 6
Above shop / office0.4% · 8
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 6
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015780- Council
- Dorset Council
- Constituency
- West Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 49 of 52
Parishes in the ward
AbbotsburyBurton BradstockChilcombeFleetLangton HerringLittlebredyLitton CheneyLong Bredy and Kingston RussellPorteshamPuncknowleShipton GorgeSwyre
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% owned4,788CCharminster St Mary's26.6% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned5,165DDorchester 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 2 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.