Electoral wardE05012696
Dorchester East ward, Dorset
Dorchester East is one of 52 electoral wards of Dorset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 8,219 residents in 3,802 households — 3,224 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the West Dorset constituency.
Residents, 20218,219council ward average 7,279
Households3,8022.16 residents per household
Density3,224/ km²about 2.55 km² · Dorset 154
Aged 65+26.6%Dorset: 29.6% · under 16: 16.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.2% · 344
5–94.7% · 385
10–157.1% · 586
16–194.8% · 394
20–243.8% · 311
25–349.4% · 769
35–4917.0% · 1,394
50–6422.5% · 1,851
65–7413.2% · 1,084
75–849.3% · 763
85+4.2% · 342
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van20.2% · 767
1 car or van45.5% · 1,730
2 cars or vans25.4% · 964
3 or more9.0% · 341
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dorset overall: 70.4% owned, 12.3% social rented, 16.3% private rented.
Owned outright42.8% · 1,627
With mortgage24.3% · 923
Shared ownership1.0% · 38
Social rented15.3% · 583
Private rented16.6% · 631
Type of home
Detached house21.2% · 805
Semi-detached house24.6% · 937
Terraced house30.3% · 1,152
Purpose-built flat19.7% · 751
Converted house1.6% · 61
Other conversion1.3% · 48
Above shop / office0.5% · 19
Caravan, mobile0.8% · 30
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012696- Council
- Dorset Council
- Constituency
- West Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 5 of 52
Parishes in the ward
Dorchester
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% owned5,165CChesil Bank38.3% aged 65+ · 72.0% owned3,932DDorchester 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.