Electoral wardE05012698
Dorchester West ward, Dorset
Dorchester West is one of 52 electoral wards of Dorset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 9,067 residents in 4,196 households — 3,379 people per km², the 16th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the West Dorset constituency.
Residents, 20219,067council ward average 7,279
Households4,1962.16 residents per household
Density3,379/ km²about 2.68 km² · Dorset 154
Aged 65+27.8%Dorset: 29.6% · under 16: 15.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.8% · 345
5–95.1% · 465
10–156.4% · 576
16–193.9% · 357
20–244.6% · 413
25–3411.3% · 1,022
35–4917.2% · 1,556
50–6420.0% · 1,812
65–7412.2% · 1,108
75–849.8% · 886
85+5.8% · 527
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van25.9% · 1,086
1 car or van44.2% · 1,856
2 cars or vans22.4% · 938
3 or more7.5% · 316
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dorset overall: 70.4% owned, 12.3% social rented, 16.3% private rented.
Owned outright39.3% · 1,651
With mortgage22.9% · 959
Shared ownership0.5% · 22
Social rented18.2% · 763
Private rented19.0% · 799
Lives rent free0.0% · 2
Type of home
Detached house14.1% · 592
Semi-detached house21.0% · 883
Terraced house31.2% · 1,310
Purpose-built flat25.9% · 1,088
Converted house3.3% · 137
Other conversion2.0% · 85
Above shop / office1.8% · 75
Caravan, mobile0.6% · 26
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012698- Council
- Dorset Council
- Constituency
- West Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 4 of 52
Parishes in the ward
Dorchester
Council offices in this ward
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 Poundbury30.7% aged 65+ · 56.3% owned4,072EEggardon28.6% 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.