Electoral wardE05015782
Marshwood Vale ward, Dorset
Marshwood Vale is one of 52 electoral wards of Dorset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 3,508 residents in 1,576 households — 34 people per km², the 52nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the West Dorset constituency.
Residents, 20213,508council ward average 7,279
Households1,5762.23 residents per household
Density34/ km²about 104.40 km² · Dorset 154
Aged 65+36.6%Dorset: 29.6% · under 16: 12.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.4% · 85
5–93.7% · 129
10–155.9% · 208
16–193.1% · 110
20–243.2% · 114
25–345.3% · 185
35–4912.6% · 443
50–6427.1% · 952
65–7420.1% · 706
75–8412.6% · 442
85+3.8% · 135
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.0% · 78
1 car or van39.7% · 623
2 cars or vans35.5% · 557
3 or more19.9% · 313
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dorset overall: 70.4% owned, 12.3% social rented, 16.3% private rented.
Owned outright58.1% · 919
With mortgage18.1% · 286
Shared ownership0.6% · 9
Social rented8.6% · 136
Private rented14.5% · 230
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house61.0% · 962
Semi-detached house23.0% · 362
Terraced house9.8% · 154
Purpose-built flat2.2% · 34
Converted house1.1% · 17
Other conversion1.3% · 20
Above shop / office0.4% · 6
Caravan, mobile1.3% · 21
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015782- Council
- Dorset Council
- Constituency
- West Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 50 of 52
Parishes in the ward
BettiscombeBroadwindsorBurstockCatherston LewestonChideockMarshwoodPilsdonSeaboroughStanton St. GabrielStoke AbbottThorncombeWhitchurch CanonicorumWootton Fitzpaine
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% owned6,178LLyme & Charmouth41.1% aged 65+ · 70.6% owned5,078SSherborne 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 v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 2 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.