Electoral wardE05012701
Ferndown South ward, Dorset
Ferndown South is one of 52 electoral wards of Dorset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 8,805 residents in 3,780 households — 980 people per km², the 18th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Christchurch constituency.
Residents, 20218,805council ward average 7,279
Households3,7802.33 residents per household
Density980/ km²about 8.98 km² · Dorset 154
Aged 65+33.1%Dorset: 29.6% · under 16: 16.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.9% · 345
5–95.5% · 482
10–156.6% · 583
16–193.5% · 304
20–244.1% · 361
25–348.6% · 754
35–4914.9% · 1,310
50–6419.9% · 1,750
65–7414.6% · 1,283
75–8412.0% · 1,053
85+6.6% · 580
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.7% · 441
1 car or van39.7% · 1,500
2 cars or vans34.2% · 1,290
3 or more14.5% · 546
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dorset overall: 70.4% owned, 12.3% social rented, 16.3% private rented.
Owned outright50.8% · 1,919
With mortgage26.2% · 990
Shared ownership0.9% · 34
Social rented11.7% · 441
Private rented10.5% · 396
Type of home
Detached house51.9% · 1,960
Semi-detached house12.9% · 488
Terraced house14.3% · 541
Purpose-built flat17.1% · 648
Converted house1.0% · 36
Other conversion0.1% · 5
Above shop / office0.4% · 16
Caravan, mobile2.2% · 85
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012701- Council
- Dorset Council
- Constituency
- Christchurch
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 16 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.