Electoral wardE05012704
Littlemoor & Preston ward, Dorset
Littlemoor & Preston is one of 52 electoral wards of Dorset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 9,865 residents in 4,626 households — 1,160 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Dorset constituency.
Residents, 20219,865council ward average 7,279
Households4,6262.13 residents per household
Density1,160/ km²about 8.51 km² · Dorset 154
Aged 65+31.7%Dorset: 29.6% · under 16: 14.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.1% · 403
5–94.7% · 462
10–155.9% · 584
16–193.4% · 337
20–244.0% · 393
25–349.7% · 962
35–4914.0% · 1,378
50–6422.5% · 2,216
65–7416.9% · 1,672
75–8411.0% · 1,087
85+3.8% · 374
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van16.0% · 740
1 car or van45.3% · 2,097
2 cars or vans27.9% · 1,290
3 or more10.8% · 499
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dorset overall: 70.4% owned, 12.3% social rented, 16.3% private rented.
Owned outright47.4% · 2,192
With mortgage23.1% · 1,070
Shared ownership0.7% · 33
Social rented15.2% · 703
Private rented13.6% · 627
Lives rent free0.0% · 2
Type of home
Detached house39.4% · 1,824
Semi-detached house19.9% · 919
Terraced house25.6% · 1,185
Purpose-built flat13.7% · 633
Converted house0.7% · 34
Other conversion0.2% · 8
Above shop / office0.3% · 16
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 7
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012704- Council
- Dorset Council
- Constituency
- South Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 14 of 52
Parishes in the ward
Weymouth
Other wards in the same constituency
CChickerell26.0% aged 65+ · 72.1% owned7,817CCrossways29.0% aged 65+ · 74.0% owned3,736MMelcombe Regis24.3% aged 65+ · 42.6% owned4,301PPortland22.6% aged 65+ · 64.9% owned13,558RRadipole30.1% aged 65+ · 70.8% owned9,768RRodwell & Wyke27.1% aged 65+ · 66.9% owned13,916SSouth East Purbeck34.4% aged 65+ · 67.1% owned4,132SSwanage35.5% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned9,426UUpwey & Broadwey27.2% aged 65+ · 78.4% owned4,537WWest Purbeck23.0% aged 65+ · 59.7% owned9,844WWestham21.5% aged 65+ · 57.4% owned9,503
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.