Electoral wardE05012697
Dorchester Poundbury ward, Dorset
Dorchester Poundbury is one of 52 electoral wards of Dorset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,072 residents in 2,003 households — 2,161 people per km², the 48th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the West Dorset constituency.
Residents, 20214,072council ward average 7,279
Households2,0032.03 residents per household
Density2,161/ km²about 1.88 km² · Dorset 154
Aged 65+30.7%Dorset: 29.6% · under 16: 16.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.2% · 212
5–95.4% · 219
10–155.9% · 241
16–194.4% · 178
20–244.2% · 169
25–3411.0% · 447
35–4915.5% · 633
50–6417.8% · 724
65–7414.1% · 574
75–8411.7% · 478
85+4.8% · 196
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van18.0% · 360
1 car or van50.0% · 1,002
2 cars or vans26.2% · 524
3 or more5.8% · 117
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dorset overall: 70.4% owned, 12.3% social rented, 16.3% private rented.
Owned outright42.0% · 842
With mortgage14.3% · 286
Shared ownership5.8% · 116
Social rented21.0% · 420
Private rented16.9% · 339
Type of home
Detached house14.0% · 281
Semi-detached house13.4% · 269
Terraced house29.1% · 583
Purpose-built flat40.6% · 813
Converted house0.5% · 10
Other conversion0.4% · 9
Above shop / office1.8% · 37
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012697- Council
- Dorset Council
- Constituency
- West Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 9 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 East26.6% aged 65+ · 67.1% owned8,219DDorchester 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.