Electoral wardE05012705
Lyme & Charmouth ward, Dorset
Lyme & Charmouth is one of 52 electoral wards of Dorset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,078 residents in 2,510 households — 728 people per km², the 32nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the West Dorset constituency.
Residents, 20215,078council ward average 7,279
Households2,5102.02 residents per household
Density728/ km²about 6.98 km² · Dorset 154
Aged 65+41.1%Dorset: 29.6% · under 16: 11.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.5% · 126
5–93.4% · 173
10–155.4% · 276
16–193.1% · 158
20–243.6% · 183
25–345.4% · 273
35–4911.3% · 573
50–6424.2% · 1,230
65–7420.5% · 1,039
75–8414.0% · 709
85+6.7% · 339
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van15.9% · 399
1 car or van46.8% · 1,175
2 cars or vans27.9% · 701
3 or more9.4% · 235
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dorset overall: 70.4% owned, 12.3% social rented, 16.3% private rented.
Owned outright53.5% · 1,343
With mortgage17.2% · 431
Shared ownership1.3% · 32
Social rented16.0% · 403
Private rented12.1% · 303
Type of home
Detached house42.9% · 1,076
Semi-detached house20.7% · 519
Terraced house15.4% · 386
Purpose-built flat13.2% · 331
Converted house4.0% · 101
Other conversion1.8% · 44
Above shop / office2.1% · 52
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012705- Council
- Dorset Council
- Constituency
- West Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 22 of 52
Parishes in the ward
CharmouthLyme Regis
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% owned9,067EEggardon28.6% aged 65+ · 69.6% owned6,178MMarshwood 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 v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.