Electoral wardE05012695
Crossways ward, Dorset
Crossways is one of 52 electoral wards of Dorset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 3,736 residents in 1,636 households — 95 people per km², the 50th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Dorset constituency.
Residents, 20213,736council ward average 7,279
Households1,6362.28 residents per household
Density95/ km²about 39.37 km² · Dorset 154
Aged 65+29.0%Dorset: 29.6% · under 16: 15.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.8% · 142
5–94.8% · 181
10–157.1% · 266
16–193.4% · 127
20–243.7% · 140
25–349.5% · 354
35–4914.8% · 553
50–6423.8% · 888
65–7415.6% · 583
75–849.7% · 361
85+3.8% · 141
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.6% · 141
1 car or van38.3% · 625
2 cars or vans35.2% · 575
3 or more17.9% · 292
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dorset overall: 70.4% owned, 12.3% social rented, 16.3% private rented.
Owned outright46.0% · 752
With mortgage28.0% · 458
Shared ownership0.6% · 10
Social rented12.0% · 197
Private rented13.4% · 219
Type of home
Detached house49.4% · 808
Semi-detached house22.1% · 361
Terraced house15.0% · 245
Purpose-built flat7.6% · 124
Converted house0.5% · 8
Other conversion0.2% · 3
Above shop / office0.2% · 4
Caravan, mobile5.0% · 82
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012695- Council
- Dorset Council
- Constituency
- South Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 34 of 52
Parishes in the ward
CrosswaysOsmingtonOwermoignePoxwellWarmwell
Other wards in the same constituency
CChickerell26.0% aged 65+ · 72.1% owned7,817LLittlemoor & Preston31.7% aged 65+ · 70.5% owned9,865MMelcombe Regis24.3% aged 65+ · 42.6% owned4,301PPortland22.6% aged 65+ · 64.9% owned13,558RRadipole30.1% aged 65+ · 70.8% owned9,768RRodwell & Wyke27.1% aged 65+ · 66.9% owned13,916SSouth East Purbeck34.4% aged 65+ · 67.1% owned4,132SSwanage35.5% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned9,426UUpwey & Broadwey27.2% aged 65+ · 78.4% owned4,537WWest Purbeck23.0% aged 65+ · 59.7% owned9,844WWestham21.5% aged 65+ · 57.4% owned9,503
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.