Electoral wardE05012708
Melcombe Regis ward, Dorset
Melcombe Regis is one of 52 electoral wards of Dorset Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,301 residents in 2,433 households — 4,890 people per km², the 43rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Dorset constituency.
Residents, 20214,301council ward average 7,279
Households2,4331.77 residents per household
Density4,890/ km²about 0.88 km² · Dorset 154
Aged 65+24.3%Dorset: 29.6% · under 16: 11.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.7% · 160
5–93.4% · 145
10–154.1% · 178
16–192.5% · 107
20–246.1% · 262
25–3413.6% · 586
35–4917.2% · 740
50–6425.0% · 1,076
65–7413.5% · 582
75–847.3% · 313
85+3.5% · 149
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van43.8% · 1,064
1 car or van42.6% · 1,037
2 cars or vans11.3% · 274
3 or more2.3% · 57
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dorset overall: 70.4% owned, 12.3% social rented, 16.3% private rented.
Owned outright29.0% · 705
With mortgage13.6% · 332
Shared ownership0.6% · 15
Social rented6.4% · 155
Private rented50.3% · 1,224
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house3.0% · 73
Semi-detached house3.1% · 75
Terraced house20.9% · 509
Purpose-built flat39.6% · 963
Converted house19.4% · 471
Other conversion4.4% · 108
Above shop / office9.4% · 228
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012708- Council
- Dorset Council
- Constituency
- South Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 1 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% owned3,736LLittlemoor & Preston31.7% aged 65+ · 70.5% owned9,865PPortland22.6% 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.