Electoral wardE05015781
Eggardon ward, Dorset
Eggardon is one of 52 electoral wards of Dorset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,178 residents in 2,693 households — 48 people per km², the 25th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the West Dorset constituency.
Residents, 20216,178council ward average 7,279
Households2,6932.29 residents per household
Density48/ km²about 128.17 km² · Dorset 154
Aged 65+28.6%Dorset: 29.6% · under 16: 16.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.7% · 229
5–95.2% · 324
10–157.1% · 441
16–194.2% · 258
20–243.3% · 201
25–347.8% · 483
35–4915.5% · 960
50–6424.5% · 1,517
65–7416.7% · 1,032
75–849.1% · 564
85+2.8% · 171
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.0% · 188
1 car or van40.7% · 1,098
2 cars or vans36.8% · 993
3 or more15.5% · 417
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dorset overall: 70.4% owned, 12.3% social rented, 16.3% private rented.
Owned outright48.4% · 1,302
With mortgage21.2% · 570
Shared ownership1.5% · 41
Social rented11.1% · 298
Private rented17.8% · 480
Type of home
Detached house47.4% · 1,274
Semi-detached house24.7% · 664
Terraced house23.3% · 626
Purpose-built flat2.6% · 69
Converted house0.6% · 16
Other conversion0.9% · 23
Above shop / office0.3% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.4% · 10
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015781- Council
- Dorset Council
- Constituency
- West Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 44 of 52
Parishes in the ward
AskerswellCattistockChilfromeCompton ValenceFrome St. QuintinFrome VauchurchHookeLodersMaiden NewtonNetherburyNorth PoortonPowerstockRampishamToller FratrumToller PorcorumWest ComptonWraxallWynford Eagle
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% owned4,072DDorchester West27.8% aged 65+ · 62.2% owned9,067LLyme & 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 3 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.