Electoral wardE05012700
Ferndown North ward, Dorset
Ferndown North is one of 52 electoral wards of Dorset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 8,692 residents in 4,178 households — 893 people per km², the 19th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Christchurch constituency.
Residents, 20218,692council ward average 7,279
Households4,1782.08 residents per household
Density893/ km²about 9.73 km² · Dorset 154
Aged 65+40.9%Dorset: 29.6% · under 16: 11.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.3% · 286
5–93.6% · 313
10–154.2% · 369
16–192.6% · 223
20–243.5% · 303
25–348.2% · 712
35–4912.7% · 1,100
50–6421.1% · 1,831
65–7418.7% · 1,623
75–8414.3% · 1,245
85+7.9% · 684
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van13.8% · 577
1 car or van41.0% · 1,712
2 cars or vans31.9% · 1,334
3 or more13.2% · 553
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dorset overall: 70.4% owned, 12.3% social rented, 16.3% private rented.
Owned outright58.5% · 2,446
With mortgage23.7% · 990
Shared ownership0.5% · 19
Social rented5.6% · 234
Private rented11.7% · 489
Type of home
Detached house61.3% · 2,564
Semi-detached house12.8% · 536
Terraced house4.5% · 188
Purpose-built flat16.6% · 692
Converted house0.9% · 39
Other conversion0.5% · 22
Above shop / office1.1% · 47
Caravan, mobile2.2% · 93
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012700- Council
- Dorset Council
- Constituency
- Christchurch
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 17 of 52
Parishes in the ward
Ferndown Town
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.