Electoral wardE05012702
Gillingham ward, Dorset
Gillingham is one of 52 electoral wards of Dorset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 15,528 residents in 6,963 households — 180 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Dorset constituency.
Residents, 202115,528council ward average 7,279
Households6,9632.23 residents per household
Density180/ km²about 86.03 km² · Dorset 154
Aged 65+28.2%Dorset: 29.6% · under 16: 16.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.8% · 597
5–95.0% · 780
10–157.3% · 1,128
16–194.1% · 632
20–243.9% · 602
25–348.8% · 1,367
35–4916.1% · 2,498
50–6422.8% · 3,539
65–7414.2% · 2,204
75–849.9% · 1,531
85+4.2% · 648
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.1% · 771
1 car or van41.6% · 2,898
2 cars or vans32.3% · 2,251
3 or more15.0% · 1,041
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dorset overall: 70.4% owned, 12.3% social rented, 16.3% private rented.
Owned outright44.4% · 3,090
With mortgage28.1% · 1,955
Shared ownership1.0% · 68
Social rented9.6% · 667
Private rented17.0% · 1,183
Type of home
Detached house42.3% · 2,944
Semi-detached house30.6% · 2,131
Terraced house17.2% · 1,200
Purpose-built flat6.9% · 483
Converted house0.8% · 58
Other conversion1.0% · 72
Above shop / office0.7% · 46
Caravan, mobile0.4% · 29
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012702- Council
- Dorset Council
- Constituency
- North Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 30 of 52
Parishes in the ward
BourtonBuckhorn WestonEast StourGillinghamKington MagnaMotcombeSiltonWest Stour
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
BBeacon29.9% aged 65+ · 79.2% owned5,168BBlackmore Vale30.1% aged 65+ · 73.8% owned4,502BBlandford24.8% aged 65+ · 63.2% owned10,359CCranborne & Alderholt25.1% aged 65+ · 73.4% owned5,029CCranborne Chase20.1% aged 65+ · 55.3% owned5,180HHill Forts & Upper Tarrants28.1% aged 65+ · 72.4% owned4,979PPuddletown & Lower Winterborne27.4% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned5,491SShaftesbury Town23.6% aged 65+ · 62.6% owned9,158SStalbridge & Marnhull36.3% aged 65+ · 74.9% owned5,152SSturminster Newton29.1% aged 65+ · 64.0% owned4,638VVerwood27.7% aged 65+ · 82.5% owned13,709WWinterborne North27.1% aged 65+ · 71.2% owned4,265
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.